: relating to, affecting, or being near the rectum
rectal walls
rectal cancer
rectallyadverb
Examples of rectal in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebSome symptoms include a change in bowel habits, rectal bleeding and cramps.—Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 10 June 2024 Signs and symptoms include a change in bowel habits, rectal bleeding, blood in stool, abdominal pain, weakness, fatigue and sudden weight loss, the ACS said.—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 24 May 2024 And so the statistics show that a person who was born in 1990 compared to a person of the same age who was born in 1949 now has quadrupled the risk of developing rectal cancer and over double the risk of developing colon cancer.—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024 It may be referred to as colon cancer or rectal cancer depending on where the cancer originates.—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 24 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for rectal
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