rectum
noun /ˈrektəm/
/ˈrektəm/
(plural rectums, recta
(anatomy /ˈrektə/
/ˈrektə/
)- enlarge imagethe end section of the tube where food waste collects before leaving the body through the anus
直肠 Topics Bodyc2词源mid 16th cent.: from Latin rectum (intestinum) ‘straight (intestine)’.