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colorectal

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: K OW2 L OW0 R EH1 K T AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to the colorectum.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

relating to or affecting the colon and the rectum

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • most colorectal cancers arise from adenomatous polyps

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κόλον (kólon)bor. Latin colon New Latinder. English colo- English rectum English -al English rectal English colorectal From colo- + rectal.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: colorectal — medicine: of or pertaining to the colorectum
  • Dutch: colorectaal — medicine: of or pertaining to the colorectum
  • Finnish: paksu- ja peräsuolen — medicine: of or pertaining to the colorectum
  • Finnish: kolorektaalinen — medicine: of or pertaining to the colorectum
  • French: colorectal — medicine: of or pertaining to the colorectum
  • Indonesian: kolorektal — medicine: of or pertaining to the colorectum
  • Irish: colaireicteach — medicine: of or pertaining to the colorectum
  • Italian: colorettale — medicine: of or pertaining to the colorectum
  • Polish: odbytniczy — medicine: of or pertaining to the colorectum
  • Portuguese: colorretal — medicine: of or pertaining to the colorectum
  • Spanish: colorrectal — medicine: of or pertaining to the colorectum