LP7540-0
Rectum
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Descriptions
The rectum (from the Latin rectum intestinum, meaning straight intestine) is the final straight portion of the large intestine in some mammals, and the gut in others, terminating in the anus. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Rectum (Wikipedia)
The distal segment of the LARGE INTESTINE, between the SIGMOID COLON and the ANAL CANAL. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006
The lower vagina (vaginal introitus), followed by the rectum using the same swab. Source: Regenstrief LOINC
Basic Part Properties
- Part Name
- Rectum
- Part Display Name
- Rectum
- Part Type
- System (Describes the name of the system (sample) type)
- Created On
- 2000-05-03
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- Rectum
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 直肠 |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Rectum |
| et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | Re Synonyms: Rektaalkaabe |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | recto |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Retto |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Rektum |
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Прямая кишка |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | rectum Synonyms: endeldarm |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Rectum |
| fr-FR | French (France) | Rectum |
| pl-PL | Polish (Poland) | odbytnica |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Ορθό Synonyms: Ορθό |
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