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	Rectum definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms easily defined on MedTerms
		Rectum: The last 6 to 8 inches of the large intestine.
		The rectum stores solid waste until it leaves the body through the anus.
		The word rectum comes from the Latin rectus meaning straight (which the human rectum is not).
	www.medterms.com /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=5253 (277 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Rectum
		rectum The part of the alimentary canal that is adjacent to the anus and in which faeces are stored prior to defecation.
		End portion of the alimentary canal, distinguished from the rectum by the transition from an internal mucous membrane layer to one of skinlike tissue and by its narrower diameter.
		The rectum shortens, pushing the feces into the anal canal, where internal and external sphincters allow them to be passed or...
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Rectum&StartAt=1 (276 words)

	Hemorrhoid.net - Anatomy - Anus and Rectum
		The outer longitudinal tunic of the rectum is formed by an expansion of the colonic tinea at the termination of the sigmoid colon.
		In the urinary bladder and the rectum, it causes contraction of the sphincters, and inhibition of the detrusor musculature.
		It ramifies in the submucosal layer of the rectum and is disposed around and between the glands, continuing down to reach the sweat, sebaceous, and apocrine glands of the perianal skin (parasympathetic).
	www.hemorrhoid.net /anatomy.php (6480 words)

	Gray, Henry. 1918. Anatomy of the Human Body. Page 1183
		The rectum has no sacculations comparable to those of the colon, but when the lower part of the rectum is contracted, its mucous membrane is thrown into a number of folds, which are longitudinal in direction and are effaced by the distension of the gut.
		One is situated near the commencement of the rectum, on the right side; a second extends inward from the left side of the tube, opposite the middle of the sacrum; a third, the largest and most constant, projects backward from the forepart of the rectum, opposite the fundus of the urinary bladder.
		The peritoneum is related to the upper two-thirds of the rectum, covering at first its front and sides, but lower down its front only; from the latter it is reflected on to the seminal vesicles in the male and the posterior vaginal wall in the female.
	www.bartleby.com /107/pages/page1183.html (664 words)

	Chapter 36: The rectum and anal canal
		Laterally, the rectum is related to the ileum or sigmoid colon.
		The rectum and anal canal are supplied by the superior rectal artery (the continuation of the inferior mesenteric artery), with assistance from the middle and inferior rectal arteries, and by the median sacral artery.
		The colon and rectum then descend, the rectum becomes elongated, feces are discharged, and the anal canal is closed by its sphincters.
	www.dartmouth.edu /~humananatomy/part_6/chapter_36.html (1373 words)

	Search Results for "Rectum"
		Feces are stored in the rectum until they are passed out of the body through the anus.
		...from the abdominal part of the digestive tube (with the exception of the lower part of the rectum) and from the spleen, pancreas, and gall-bladder.
		...1152) are two lobulated membranous pouches, placed between the fundus of the bladder and the rectum, serving as reservoirs for the semen, and secreting a fluid to...
	www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=&query=Rectum (268 words)

	Colon cancer information on causes, symptoms, tests to detect cancer of the colon and rectum, prevention, treatment and ...
		The rectum is the end of the colon adjacent to the anus.
		Tumors of the colon and rectum are growths arising from the inner wall of the large intestine.
		Globally, cancer of the colon and rectum is the third leading cause of cancer in males and the fourth leading cause of cancer in females.
	www.medicinenet.com /colon_cancer/article.htm (934 words)

	Ash Rectum - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia
		The show would usually center on Rectum lecturing the audience about a famous pokémon he was trying to catch, then moving on to intense footage of Rectum wrestling, teasing, or just plain throwing things at the pokémon.
		The rumors were confirmed in the year 2000, when a sex tape of Rectum and several of his pokémon was leaked onto the internet, possibly by Rectum's psyduck.
		Rectum denied that the person shown in the tape was him, and soon developed a heavy drinking habit.
	uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Ash_Rectum (1119 words)

	Urban Dictionary: rectum
		Men particularly are quick to deny rectum stimulation, however the prostate gland (the male G spot) is easily stimulated by use of a rectal dildo or porator.
		Cancer of the rectum is the most rapidly increasing cancer in male and females aged 45-65, thought to be the result of poor diet.
		Rectal cancer is not caused by sexual activity, however it must be stressed that anal cancer is on the increase due to anal intercourse and the sexual wart virus.
	www.urbandictionary.com /define.php?term=rectum (729 words)

	Colon tests for colon cancer, colon problem, colon disease colon cancer symptoms and rectum tests for rectum bleeding, ...
		The colon is the first 6 feet of the large intestine, and the rectum is the last 8 to 10 inches.
		Polyps are benign growths on the inner wall of the colon and rectum.
		A sigmoidoscopy is an examination of the rectum and lower colon (sigmoid colon) using a lighted instrument called a sigmoidoscope.
	www.testcountry.com /home_test_kits/colon_rectum_tests.html (1990 words)

	MUSC DDC - Diseases: Colon & Rectum
		The normal rectum lies against the sacrum (lower backbone) in a gentle curve down to the anal opening.
		The aim of the surgery is to remove the extra rectal length and re-suspend the rectum from the lower backbone.
		Removing all the excess bowel leaves the shortened rectum hanging from the inside of the abdomen on the left, by the spleen and ribs.
	www.ddc.musc.edu /ddc_pub/digestiveProbs/diseases/colonRectum/rectalDescent.htm (1262 words)

	ACS :: What Is Colon and Rectum Cancer?
		Colorectal cancer is a term that is used to refer to cancer that develops in the colon or the rectum.
		At its end, the sigmoid colon joins the rectum, which in turn joins the anus, or the opening where waste matter, or stool, passes out of the body.
		These are cancers of the glandular cells that line the inside layer of the wall of the colon and rectum.
	www.cancer.org /docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_8_What_Is_Colon_and_Rectum_Cancer.asp?sitearea= (1675 words)

	Rectum Cancer Symptoms & Treatment Options: CTCA
		Providing both conventional and complementary rectum cancer treatments for over 20 years, we offer our patients the best combination of therapies based on their unique needs.
		There are some common rectum cancer symptoms that are often associated with the disease.
		These include, but are not limited to, a change in bowel habits, a constant feeling that you need to have a bowel movement, rectal bleeding or blood in the stool, cramping or abdominal pain, and weakness or fatigue.
	www.cancercenter.com /rectum_cancer.cfm (699 words)

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		Hemorrhoids are caused by too much pressure in the rectum, forcing blood to stretch and bulge the walls of the veins, sometimes rupturing them.
		The Rectum is the final portion of the large intestine in some mammals, and the gut in others, terminating in the anus.
		Suppositories may be inserted into the rectum as a route of administration for medicine....
	www.lycos.com /info/anus--rectum.html (398 words)

	Conditions By Organ: Rectum - WrongDiagnosis.com
		Once the rectum fills enough, the process of defecation is used to expel feces out of the anus opening.
		Rectum: the terminal section of the alimentary canal; from the sigmoid flexure to the anus
		By the time stool reaches the rectum, it is solid because most of the water has been absorbed.
	www.wrongdiagnosis.com /organ/rectum.htm (293 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for rectum
		Fetal research casts light on nerve sparing in RP : Most caudal nerve fibers are concentrated between the rectum and membranous urethra.
		Cutaneous metastases of signet cell carcinoma of the rectum without accompanying visceral involvement.
		ELOXATIN(TM) (oxaliplatin for injection) Approved in the United States For the 1st Line Treatment of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer; ELOXATIN(TM) now indicated for 'the treatment of advanced carcinoma of the colon or rectum in combination with infusional 5FU/LV.'.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=rectum (739 words)

	Rectal Cancer Treatment - National Cancer Institute
		Rectal cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the rectum.
		Tests that examine the rectum and colon are used to detect (find) and diagnose rectal cancer.
		The stage of the cancer (whether it affects the inner lining of the rectum only, involves the whole rectum, or has spread to other places in the body).
	www.cancer.gov /cancertopics/pdq/treatment/rectal/patient (740 words)

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		The rectum is the last several inches of the large intestine and ends at the anus.
		Cancer that forms in the tissues of the rectum (the last several inches of the large intestine before the anus).
		Surgery to rebuild the rectum using a section of the colon.
	www.cancer.gov /dictionary/db_alpha.aspx?expand=r (5962 words)

	Rectum, The rectum is the lowest part of the colon it ends at the anus where feces is expelled !
		Rectum, The rectum is the lowest part of the colon it ends at the anus where feces is expelled !
		The rectum is the last part of the colon it ends at the anus where feces is expelled !
		The Rectum is the at the end of the colon where feces accumulates until there is enough pressure to cause a bowel movement.
	www.enema-web.com /rectum.htm (180 words)

	rectum - Definitions from Dictionary.com
		1541, from L. intestinum rectum "straight intestine," in contrast to the convolution of the rest of the bowels, from neut.
		apeuthysmeon enteron, "the name given to the lowest part of the large intestine by Galen, who so called it because he dissected only animals whose rectum (in contradistinction to that of man) is really straight" [Klein].
		Feces are stored in the rectum until they are passed out of the body through the anus.
	dictionary.reference.com /browse/rectum (308 words)

	Definition of rectum - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
		Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from rectum intestinum, literally, straight intestine
		Learn more about "rectum" and related topics at Britannica.com
		See a map of "rectum" in the Visual Thesaurus
	www.m-w.com /cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=rectum (42 words)

	YouTube - Red Dwarf - Distended Rectum Rant
		YouTube - Red Dwarf - Distended Rectum Rant
		Just a short shot I enjoyed from a Red Dwarf episode.
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	100-Watt Bulb
		AP and lateral films of the pelvis verified the location of the electric bulb in the rectum, and the patient was taken to the operating room.
		With the aid of malleable retractors in the rectum, the electric bulb was visualized, but it was not possible to get a gloved finger over the maximum diameter of the bulb.
		Should this method be unsuccessful, the sigmoid colon must be opened and the bulb removed through the abdominal incision; however, opening the sigmoid colon is a very lenghy procedure with severe morbidity and a prolonged recovery period,, and this maneuver should be reserved as an extraordinary measure.
	www.well.com /user/cynsa/bulb.html (748 words)

	RECTUM PHOBIA: Treatment and Hope
		To add insult to an already distressing condition, most rectum phobia therapies take months or years and sometimes even require the patient to be exposed repeatedly to their fear.
		rectum phobia will likely cost you tens, even hundreds of thousands of dollars over the course of your lifetime, let alone the cost to your health and quality of life.
		1: rectum phobia: a persistent, abnormal, and unwarranted fear of rectums, despite the understanding by the phobic individual and reassurance by others that there is no danger.
	www.changethatsrightnow.com /problem_detail.asp?SDID=5280:1804 (1389 words)

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