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 [rĕḱtəm]
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Rectum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Colorectal cancer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The rectum is about eight inches long and serves, basically, as a warehouse for poop. It receives waste material from the colon and stores it until you defecate. ... The rectum has little shelves in it called transverse folds. These folds help keep stool in place until you're ready to go to the bathroom. When you're...
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The rectum is the final portion of the large intestine. It empties stool from the body through the anus. ... The information provided herein should not be used during any medical emergency or for the diagnosis or treatment of any medical condition. A licensed physician should be consulted for diagnosis and treatment of...
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Edema of the rectum and sigmoid colon precluded the successful manual removal of the object in the emergency room. A pelvic x-ray film (Fig.1) showed the object to be lodged 12 cm proximal to the dentate line. The 3 by 17 cm object, "Impulse Body Spray," was removed manually after a spinal anesthetic.
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Organ Rectum including diseases and disorders affecting the Rectum organ or body system. ... The rectum contains feces that has been forwarded from the large intestine. Once the rectum fills enough, the process of defecation is used to expel feces out of the anus opening.
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The rectum refers to the last four or five inches of the digestive tract. The rectal outlet or opening is called the anal canal or anus. Problems in this area are common, but many adults are too shy or embarrassed to ask their doctor about them.
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When a substantial load of stool reaches the rectum, as it does just prior to a bowel movement, the internal anal sphincter relaxes automatically to let the stool pass (that is, unless the external anal sphincter is consciously tightened).
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