2) rectum. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...rectum, see intestine....

3) rectum. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...The terminal portion of the large intestine, extending from the sigmoid colon to the anal canal. Middle English, from Latin (intestnum) rctum, straight (intestine),...

4) XI. Splanchnology. 2h. The Large Intestine. Gray, Henry. 1918. Anatomy of the Human Body.
...caliber is largest at its commencement at the cecum, and gradually diminishes as far as the rectum, where there is a dilatation of considerable size just above the...

5) XI. Splanchnology. 3d. 3. The Uterus. Gray, Henry. 1918. Anatomy of the Human Body.
...thick-walled, muscular organ situated deeply in the pelvic cavity between the bladder and rectum. Into its upper part the uterine tubes open, one on either side,...

6) XI. Splanchnology. 3b. 3. The Urinary Bladder. Gray, Henry. 1918. Anatomy of the Human Body.
...distended.) In both conditions the position of the bladder varies with the condition of the rectum, being pushed upward and forward when the rectum is distended....

7) recta. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...A plural of rectum....

8) VII. The Veins. 4. The Portal System of Veins. Gray, Henry. 1918. Anatomy of the Human Body.
...from the abdominal part of the digestive tube (with the exception of the lower part of the rectum) and from the spleen, pancreas, and gall-bladder. From these viscera...

9) proctitis. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...Inflammation of the rectum or anus. Greek proktos, anus + -itis....

10) XI. Splanchnology. 3c. 3. The Vesiculę Seminales. Gray, Henry. 1918. Anatomy of the Human Body.
...1152) are two lobulated membranous pouches, placed between the fundus of the bladder and the rectum, serving as reservoirs for the semen, and secreting a fluid to...