: relating to, affecting, or being near the rectum
rectal walls
rectal cancer
rectallyadverb
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Common symptoms include rectal bleeding, itching, and changes in bowel habits.—Qin Rao, Verywell Health, 18 Oct. 2024 The analysis further showed a strong association between colon cancer risk and obesity, family history of gastrointestinal malignancy, and symptoms such as abdominal pain or rectal bleeding.—Don Rauf, EverydayHealth.com, 18 Oct. 2024 The researchers measured all sorts of physiological data, including core temperature with a rectal thermometer, skin temperature with four different probes, and forehead temperature with an infrared thermometer.—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 26 Sep. 2024 Just like rectal bleeding, abdominal pain can have a laundry list of other possible causes, like heartburn, ulcers, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), urinary tract infections, and kidney stones.—Amy Norton, SELF, 24 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for rectal
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