rectum
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the terminal section of the alimentary canal; from the sigmoid flexure to the anus
Types & categories
- body part hypernym
Parts & wholes
- large intestine part holonym
- rectal artery part meronym
- anus part meronym
Related & opposite
- rectal derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | rectal |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | large intestine |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | rectal artery |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | anus |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | body part |