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RECTAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or involving the rectum
Example:
rectal cancer
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
rectum (the terminal section of the alimentary canal; from the sigmoid flexure to the anus)
Derivation:
rectum (the terminal section of the alimentary canal; from the sigmoid flexure to the anus)
Context examples:
A usually polypoid neoplasm that arises from the glandular epithelium of the colonic and rectal mucosa.
(Colorectal Tubular Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
Following rectal or oral administration, only a small amount of mesalamine is absorbed; the remainder, acting topically, reduces bowel inflammation, diarrhea, rectal bleeding and stomach pain.
(Mesalamine, NCI Thesaurus)
A rectal preparation for therapeutic, diagnostic, or nutritive purposes.
(Enema Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
It can cause sores on your genital or rectal area, buttocks, and thighs.
(Genital Herpes, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
A morphologic finding indicating the presence of mild dysplastic cellular changes and mild architectural changes in the glandular epithelium of the rectal mucosa.
(Mild Rectal Dysplasia, NCI Thesaurus)
A morphologic finding indicating the presence of moderate dysplastic cellular changes and moderate architectural changes in the glandular epithelium of the rectal mucosa.
(Moderate Rectal Dysplasia, NCI Thesaurus)
Untreated and mildly treated mineral oils are strongly associated with an increased risk of scrotal and skin cancer but can also cause gastrointestinal, rectal, bladder and certain respiratory-tract cancers.
(Mineral oil, NCI Thesaurus)
Examples of cancer screening tests are the mammogram (breast), colonoscopy (colon), Pap smear (cervix), and PSA blood level and digital rectal exam (prostate).
(Disease Screening, NCI Dictionary)
Cancer has spread (1) through the muscle layer of the colon and/or rectal wall to the serosa (outermost layer) of the colon and/or rectal wall; or (2) through the serosa of the colon and/or rectal wall but has not spread to nearby organs; or (3) through the serosa of the colon and/or rectal wall to nearby organs.
(Dukes B colorectal cancer, NCI Dictionary)
Also called digital rectal examination.
(DRE, NCI Dictionary)
