vas rectum
/ˈvɑːs ˈɹɛktəm/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.69 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One of a number of straight vasa (tubes), specifically:
noun
One of a number of straight vasa (tubes), specifically:
Example Sentences
- "A yellowiſh ſemen is generated in the vaſcula ſerpentina, is ſent down into the vasa recta, and thence depoſited in the rete under the albuginea."
- "One single, straight duct termed vas rectum, which joins the rete testis at a right angle. The vasa recta are very slender, and easily give way when injected."
- "Long and almost straight vessels (vasa recta), into which the efferent vessel of those tufts situated at the bases of the pyramids, divides."
- "The vasa recta are capillaries, mostly derived from the efferent arterioles of juxtamedullary nephrons, which have a ‘hairpin’ arrangement and dip far down into the renal medulla."
- "Bleeding from colonic diverticula is caused by rupture of the underlying vas rectum."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈvɑːs ˈɹɛktəm/