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rec•tum
Pronunciation: (rek'tum), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -tums, -taPronunciation: (-tu). [key]
Anat.
the comparatively straight, terminal section of the intestine, ending in the anus. See diag. under
intestine. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.