rectaladjective
uk/ˈrek.təl//ˈrek.təl/specializedrelating to the rectum (= the last section of the large bowel):
rectal bleeding
a rectal examination
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Relating to particular parts of the body
- aorta
- aural
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- coronary
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- deltoids
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- motor
- neur(o)-
- ocular
- optic
- orally
- ovarian
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rectally
adverb uk/ˈrek.təl.i/us/ˈrek.təl.i/
They took his temperature rectally.