anorectally

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adverb

In terms of the anus and rectum.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

adverbanorectally (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn terms of the anus and rectum.

    Weiner had prepared a rape test kit, taking swabs and smears orally, rectally, vaginally, anorectally, and paravaginally. He'd also collected blood, head and pubic hair combings, and left and right fingernail clippings.

    2011, Peter Manso, Reasonable Doubt
    1 more example

    At these outpatient clinics, men who only had sex with women were screened for CT on genital sites only, and women were also screened anorectally on indication of anal sex and/or symptoms and/or belonging to a high-risk group.

    2015 August 1, “Acceptance of Home-Based Chlamydia Genital and Anorectal Testing Using Short Message Service (SMS) in Previously Tested Young People and Their Social and Sexual Networks”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

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Chicago

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