Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rectal

/ˈrɛk.təl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables: rec-tal
IPA: /ˈrɛk.təl/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, via or related to the rectum.

noun

Ellipsis of rectal examination.

Informal

Example Sentences

"The customs inspector subjected him to a rectal exam."
"Give a MC a rectal hysterectomy / Lecture on removal of the bowels, foul technically"
"Colorectal cancer refers to colon cancer, which starts in the colon, and rectal cancer, which starts in the rectum."
"Most doctors feel a rectal examination is unnecessary following a full pelvic examination, so that rectals are not routinely performed on women."

Etymology

From rectum + -al.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

rectals (plural)

Derived Forms

adrectal anorectal colorectal dorsorectal endorectal gastrorectal genitorectal ileorectal intrarectal ischiorectal mesorectal neorectal

Phrases

per-rectal rectal sex rectal varicosity digital rectal examination

Synonyms

anal

Rhymes With

projectile colorectal bechtol knechtel brechtel

Questions

How do you pronounce rectal?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈrɛk.təl/.
What does rectal mean?: Of, via or related to the rectum.
Where does rectal come from?: From rectum + -al.

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