colorectal

adjective

co·​lo·​rec·​tal ˌkō-lō-ˈrek-tᵊl How to pronounce colorectal (audio)
: relating to or affecting the colon and rectum
colorectal cancer

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Know Your Rights The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Family and Medical Leave Act, and a variety of state-specific laws provide workplace protections for people with serious medical conditions, like colorectal cancer. Jamie Ducharme, Health, 17 Oct. 2025 Screening is key Across all ages, colorectal cancer cases and related deaths in the US have been declining for decades, Ng said, attributing that success to improvements in treatment and public health efforts to promote screening. Andrea Kane, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025 The innovation promises a more ethical, accurate, and cost-efficient alternative to animal testing in colorectal cancer research and drug discovery. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025 According to the Office of Minority Health, with colon cancer, or colorectal cancer, from 2019 to 2023, Black men were found to have a five-year mortality rate that’s 37% higher than the overall population of American men. Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 15 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for colorectal

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of colorectal was in 1889

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“Colorectal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/colorectal. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

Medical Definition

colorectal

adjective
co·​lo·​rec·​tal ˌkō-lə-ˈrek-tᵊl, ˌkäl-ə- How to pronounce colorectal (audio)
: relating to or affecting the colon and the rectum
colorectal cancer
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