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Rectum

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Definition: The distal segment of the LARGE INTESTINE, between the SIGMOID COLON and the ANAL CANAL.  /surg: do not confuse with the specialty COLORECTAL SURGERY; rectal bleeding: RECTUM (NIM) + HEMORRHAGE, GASTROINTESTINAL (IM) for bleeding through the rectum; hemorrhaging rectum is RECTAL DISEASES (IM) + HEMORRHAGE, GASTROINTESTINAL (IM); inflammation  consider also terms at PROCT-  Other names Rectums
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Currarino triad  0   *Digestive System Abnormalities *Syringomyelia Anal Canal/abnormalities Rectum/abnormalities Sacrum/abnormalities.
Deafness nephritis ano rectal malformation  0   *Abnormalities, Multiple *Anus, Imperforate *Hearing Loss, Central *Nephritis, Hereditary Anal Canal/abnormalities Rectum/abnormalities.
Caudal regression syndrome  0   *Digestive System Abnormalities *Syringomyelia Anal Canal/abnormalities Rectum/abnormalities Sacrum/abnormalities.

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