How to Use rectum in a Sentence

rectum

noun
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  • Men know all too well that the prostate sits right in front of the rectum.
    — Dr. Jared Heiner, idahostatesman, 19 Feb. 2018
  • A polyp is a growth which may form on the inner wall of the colon or rectum.
    — Beth Wood, sandiegouniontribune.com, 1 May 2017
  • The now solid stool leaves the large intestine and is stored in the rectum.
    — William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2023
  • One of the most common things that doctors find is ice in or near the rectum.
    — Terry Demio, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2018
  • In this case, the muscle that opens and closes the rectum remains open and the poop spills out.
    — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Feces are stored in the colon, which is where the rectum highway leads.
    — Zoë Ligon, Allure, 5 Nov. 2018
  • This will help to prevent any build-up of stinky gas in his rectum.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2022
  • This is done to rule out an STI as the cause of inflammation in the rectum.
    — Ann Pietrangelo, SELF, 10 Nov. 2021
  • One of the big findings of our study was that feces extend halfway up the length of the colon from the rectum.
    — David Hu, Scientific American, 6 May 2017
  • To reach the prostate, lubricate a finger and gently put it up the man's rectum.
    — Redbook, 30 Oct. 2017
  • Polyps are bumps or tiny mushroom-like stalks that grow inside the colon or rectum.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 6 Dec. 2022
  • The rectum is very near to the spine, so a tumor growing in this area would have been able to put enough pressure on the back to cause pain.
    — Taylyn Washington-Harmon, Health, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Millions of cells from the gut, rectum and intestine also turned up no signs of the virus.
    — Apoorva Mandavilli New York Times, Star Tribune, 27 Aug. 2020
  • Pinworms are small parasites that can live in your colon and rectum, per the NLM.
    — Women's Health, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Next comes surgery to remove the tumor in his rectum, planned for early fall.
    — Outside Online, 12 Aug. 2021
  • Plus, there’s the fear of having a tube inserted into the rectum.
    — Julie Washington, cleveland.com, 28 July 2019
  • These muscular contractions pass stool from one end of the colon to the rectum, says Staller.
    — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The prostate, which is located just below the bladder and in front of the rectum, makes some of the fluid that is part of semen.
    — Claire Gillespie, Health.com, 6 Nov. 2020
  • The colon and rectum make up the lower part of the digestive tract, or large intestine.
    — Anne Grauel, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 21 Mar. 2021
  • His boss had instructed him to wrap the drugs in cellophane and keep them in his rectum at all times.
    — Selam Gebrekidan, New York Times, 27 Nov. 2022
  • He is accused of shoving a stick in the boy’s rectum, causing an infection that led to the boy’s death.
    — Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Chlamydia in the rectum can cause pain, discharge, and bleeding.
    — Rozalynn S. Frazier, SELF, 20 Jan. 2022
  • The physician would examine the rectum and feel the prostate for any lumps, bumps, or firmness, coupled with a blood test.
    — Taayoo Murray, Essence, 7 June 2024
  • Infection can occur in the genitals, the rectum, and the throat.
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 1 Nov. 2023
  • In women, the urethra — the gateway to the urinary tract — is in proximity to the rectum.
    — Matt Richtel, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2019
  • These muscles work like a hammock to brace organs such as the uterus, bladder, and rectum.
    — Cassie Shortsleeve, SELF, 10 May 2019
  • The colon is the large intestine, which is a tube in the abdomen about 5 feet long that helps move solid stool from the small intestine to the rectum.
    — Andrea K. McDaniels, baltimoresun.com, 7 June 2018
  • Except this time the infection is in your rectum, where your gyno won't know to test you.
    — Hannah Norling, Health.com, 27 Feb. 2018
  • Most colorectal cancers are caused by polyps, which are growths on the inner lining of the colon or rectum.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 24 May 2024
  • Abnormal growths, called polyps, can form in the colon or rectum, and if left untreated, these abnormal growths can turn into cancer and grow through the walls of the colon and into the rectum.
    — Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 25 June 2024

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