colorectal
pronunciation
How to pronounce colorectal in British English:
UK [kəʊlə'rektəl]
How to pronounce colorectal in American English:
US [ˌkoʊlə'rektəl]
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- Adjective:
- relating to or affecting the colon and the rectum
Word Origin
- colorectal (adj.)
- by 1918, from comb. form of colon (n.2) + rectal.
Example
- 1. Recombinant human erythropoietin therapy for anemia associated with chemotherapy in colorectal carcinoma patients .
- 2. Screening and identification of differentially expressed genes in colorectal carcinoma .
- 3. Risk of colorectal adenomas in patients with coeliac disease .
- 4. Oral ultrasonic bowel contrast solution to diagnose colorectal tumor .
- 5. To study the relevant factors of malignant change of colorectal adenoma .