rektum

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Afrikaans

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Noun

rektum (plural rektums)

  1. (anatomy) rectum

Indonesian

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin rectum (“rectum”, literally “straight”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɛk̚tʊm/
  • Hyphenation: rèk‧tum

Noun

rèktum (first-person possessive rektumku, second-person possessive rektummu, third-person possessive rektumnya)

  1. (anatomy) rectum.
    Hypernym: usus besar

Further reading

Maltese

Etymology

Ultimately from New Latin rectum, clipping of Latin rectum intestinum (literally “the straight intestine”).

Pronunciation

Noun

rektum m

  1. (anatomy) rectum

Swedish

Noun

rektum n

  1. (anatomy) a rectum
    Synonym: ändtarm

Usage notes

  • Uninflected (anatomical borrowings are sometimes treated as a kind of proper noun)
  • Not in Svensk ordbok (SO) or Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL), but common in practice, including outside medical contexts.

References

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