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recto- used as comb. form of rectum in various terms of Anat. and Path., with the sense ‘relating to the rectum in conjunction with some other part of the body’, as recto-cocˈcygeal, recto-coˈlonic, recto-uˈrethral, recto-ˈuterine, recto-vaˈginal, recto-ˈvesical, etc. Also more widely in Surg. with the sense ‘of or pertaining to the rectum’, as ˈrectopexy [-pexy], the fixation of a prolapsed rectum; ˈrectoscope [-scope], an instrument for use in rectoscopy; recˈtoscopy, visual examination of the rectum.
1836Todd Cycl. Anat. I. 176/1 A tense fibrous..tissue, called the *recto-coccygeal ligament.
1884Knight Dict. Mech. Suppl. 746/2 *Recto-colonic Apparatus, instruments which reach the rectum and colon.
a1898Syd. Soc. Lex., *Rectopexy. 1902J. P. Tuttle Treat. Dis. Anus xvii. 691 (caption) Rectopexy for procidentia recti—the incision. 1977Lancet 22 Jan. 170/2 On 10 patients a transabdominal rectopexy was performed, using a modified Ripstein procedure.
1890Billings Med. Dict. 442/2 *Rectoscope, speculum for the rectum. 1906P. L. Mummery Sigmoidoscope i. 7 There are several patterns of pneumatic sigmoidoscope or rectoscope now in use. 1977Time 17 Jan. 51/1 The surgeon cuts directly through the urethra with a marvellous combination of scalpel and fibre-optics looking glass called a rectoscope.
a1898Syd. Soc. Lex., *Rectoscopy. 1909Index-Catal. Library Surgeon-General's Office, U.S. Army XIV. 343/1 Rectoscopy. See Rectum (Exploration of). 1967N. S. Kapany Fiber Optics vii. 171 The application of flexible fiberscopes not only to gastroscopy, but also to..rectoscopy.
1879St. George's Hosp. Rep. IX. 273 Two patients were admitted with *recto-urethral fistula.
1857Bullock Cazeaux' Midwif. 60 Those formed by it, between the rectum and uterus, are called the posterior, or the *recto-uterine ligaments.
1855Ramsbotham Obstetr. Med. 37 The commissure connecting these two organs is called the *recto-vaginal septum.
1836Todd Cycl. Anat. I. 400/1 The..*recto-vesical operation for stone. |