recta
Multiple Entries:recta rectum
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
recta/ˈrektə/
plural form of rectum.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
rectum/ˈrektəm/
▶noun (pl. rectums or recta /-tə/) the final section of the large intestine, terminating at the anus.
– origin C16: from L. rectum (intestinum) ‘straight (intestine)’.
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