rectal
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
Origin of rectal
1Other words from rectal
- rec·tal·ly, adverb
- post·rec·tal, adjective
- pre·rec·tal, adjective
- sub·rec·tal, adjective
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How to use rectal in a sentence
In another case, a whole plate of uneaten food (including nuts, hummus and raisins) was pureed and inserted rectally.
‘Rectal Feeding’ Has Nothing to Do with Nutrition, Everything to Do with Torture | Russell Saunders | December 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDetainees were described, in graphic detail, being rectally fed against their will.
With an admirably straight face, Fry explained that he had fallen and “rectally ingested a lightbulb.”
Monty Python Forgot Their Lines on Opening Night, but Who Cares? | Nico Hines | July 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOn April 1, 1953, one was placed in the freezing compartment with a thermometer inserted rectally.
Life History and Ecology of the Five-lined Skink, Eumeces fasciatus | Henry S. Fitch
British Dictionary definitions for rectal
/ (ˈrɛktəl) /
of or relating to the rectum
Derived forms of rectal
- rectally, adverb
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