Meanings
adjectivecolorectal (not comparable)
- not comparableanatomyOf or pertaining to the colorectum.
She has always struggled with her gastrointestinal health, and when she started to have symptoms similar to those of colorectal cancer, she called her primary care physician, who referred her to a gastroenterologist, who ordered a colonoscopy. She did not have cancer.
2023 May 26, Jacqueline Howard and Kyla Russell, “As colorectal cancer rises among younger adults, some seek colonoscopies earlier”, in CNN
Origin
- Ancient Greekκόλον (kólon)
- Latincolon
- Englishcolo-
- Englishrectum
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishrectal
- Englishcolorectal
Translations
Catalan colorectal
- colorectalmedicine: of or pertaining to the colorectum
Dutch colorectaal
- colorectaalmedicine: of or pertaining to the colorectum
Finnish paksu- ja peräsuolen, kolorektaalinen
- paksu- ja peräsuolenmedicine: of or pertaining to the colorectum
- kolorektaalinenmedicine: of or pertaining to the colorectum
French colorectal
- colorectalmedicine: of or pertaining to the colorectum
Indonesian kolorektal
- kolorektalmedicine: of or pertaining to the colorectum
Irish colaireicteach
- colaireicteachmedicine: of or pertaining to the colorectum
Italian colorettale
- colorettalemedicine: of or pertaining to the colorectum
Polish odbytniczy
- odbytniczymedicine: of or pertaining to the colorectum
Portuguese colorretal
- colorretalmedicine: of or pertaining to the colorectum
Spanish colorrectal
- colorrectalmedicine: of or pertaining to the colorectum
Cite this entry
APA
colorectal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colorectal
MLA
“colorectal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colorectal. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “colorectal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colorectal.
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