💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Colorectum"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| rectumnoun | (anatomy) The terminal part of the large intestine through which feces pass after exiting the colon, but before leaving the body through the anus or cloaca. |
| ileocolonnoun | (anatomy) The ileum and colon considered together |
| colorectomynoun | (surgery) The removal of the colon and rectum. |
| colorectostomynoun | (surgery) anastomosis of the colon to the rectum |
| large intestinenoun | (anatomy) The second to last part of the digestive system, comprising the cecum, colon and rectum. |
| mesocaecumnoun | (anatomy) mesocolon |
| proctocolectomynoun | (surgery) The removal of the rectum and all or part of the colon. |
| paraproctiumnoun | The connective tissue that surrounds the rectum. |
| mesorectumnoun | (anatomy) The fold of peritoneum, or mesentery, attached to the rectum. |
| sigmoid colonnoun | (anatomy) The S-shaped section of the large intestine between the descending colon and the rectum. |
| mesocolonnoun | (anatomy) The part of the mesentery that attaches the colon to the abdominal wall. |
| hindgutnoun | (biology, anatomy, medicine) The developed counterpart in the adult: the most distal part of the alimentary canal, which in humans is generally defined as comprising the distal third of the transverse colon, the splenic flexure, descending colon, sigmoid colon, and anorectal junction. |
| megarectumnoun | (medicine) An abnormally large rectum. |
| proctographynoun | (medicine) diagnostic imaging of the colon, rectum and anus |
| proctosurgerynoun | (surgery) Surgery of the colon, rectum or anus. |
| proctologynoun | The branch of medicine dealing with the pathology of the colon, rectum, and anus. |
| coloproctologynoun | Branch of medicine dealing with pathology of the colon, rectum, and anus and colorectal surgery. |
| cyma rectumnoun | (rare) Synonym of cyma recta. |
| proctectomynoun | (surgery) The resection of the rectum and anus. |
| coloproctostomynoun | (surgery) anastomosis of the colon to the rectum |
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