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Pronunciation: /ˈrɛktəm/

rectum

Definition

The last several inches of the large intestine closest to the anus.

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palliative care

acupuncture-like transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

Carney-Stratakis dyad

stage III renal cell cancer

licorice root extract

HLRCC

digital rectal examination

gel electrode

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Somophyllin-CRT

guanabenz acetate

iodine I 124 FIAU

recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein 4

antibody ROSE12

HER2-pulsed type-1 polarized autologous dendritic cell vaccine

tinidazole

alizapride

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plantar pit

familial

segregation analysis

polymorphism

nonpenetrance

VUS

RNA splicing

epigenetics

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