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colorectum

colorectum noun: the distal part of the colon together with the rectum.

Noun

colorectum (plural colorecta)

  1. The distal part of the colon together with the rectum

Forms of colorectum

pluralcolorecta

Origin of colorectum

From colo- + rectum.

Questions about colorectum

What does colorectum mean?
Colorectum means the distal part of the colon together with the rectum.
What part of speech is colorectum?
Colorectum is a noun.
What is the plural of colorectum?
The plural of colorectum is colorecta.

Words near colorectum in the dictionary

  1. colorectomies
  2. colorectomy
  3. colorectoscopic
  4. colorectostomies
  5. colorectostomy
  6. colorectum
  7. colored
  8. colored by number
  9. colored egg
  10. colored eggs
  11. colored gold

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