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 anusTopics Bodyc2Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin rectum (intestinum) ‘straight (intestine)’.