rektum

See also: Rektum

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

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Noun

rektum (plural rektums)

1. (anatomy) rectum

Indonesian

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

• “rektum” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Maltese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛk.tum/

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.

Related terms

• rektal

References

• rektum in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)