: relating to, affecting, or being near the rectum
rectal walls
rectal cancer
rectallyadverb
Examples of rectal in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebFor example, the C.I.A. had forced Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, who is accused of being the architect of the hijackings, to talk to interrogators through waterboarding, rectal abuse, shackling while nude and other brutality.—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 16 May 2024 Constipation, diarrhea, abdominal pain, rectal bleeding, and signs of anemia (low iron), were the most common symptoms reported among people in the study.—Katie Camero, SELF, 10 May 2024 The success of the trial prompted Wales to approve immunotherapy for the treatment of this type of rectal cancer in 2023.—Kelly Mickle, TIME, 2 May 2024 Sometimes chronic bloating or cramping that’s accompanied by other severe symptoms like frequent diarrhea, abdominal pain, rectal bleeding or bloody poop, heavy fatigue, or unintentional weight loss is a sign of inflammatory bowel diseases like ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease.—Marygrace Taylor, SELF, 2 May 2024 In March 2021, Kaczynski complained of rectal bleeding.—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2024 Government representatives milled around the safe, warm outside of the chamber, muttering observations, until Case crawled out, hypothermic, shaking too hard to complete the manual dexterity test but ready for his rectal temperature measurement.—Rachel Lance, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024 The entire rectal structure is encased in a perinephric membrane.—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2023 Farrell had a rectal abscess that developed into a tumor.—Taylyn Washington-Harmon, Health, 16 Dec. 2023
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