Associations to the word «Rectum»

Wiktionary

RECTUM, noun. (anatomy) The terminal part of the large intestine through which feces pass.

Dictionary definition

RECTUM, noun. The terminal section of the alimentary canal; from the sigmoid flexure to the anus.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats