pericolorectal

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adjective

Surrounding the colon and rectum

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Meanings

adjectivepericolorectal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomySurrounding the colon and rectum

    The tumor invaded through the muscularis propria into pericolorectal fat tissues.

    2015 December 18, “Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase Rearrangement in Digestive Tract Cancer: Implication for Targeted Therapy in Chinese Population”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From peri- + colorectal.

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APA

pericolorectal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pericolorectal

MLA

“pericolorectal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pericolorectal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pericolorectal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pericolorectal.

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