rect

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abbreviation

1

receipt

2

rectangle

3

rectified; rectifier

4

rector; rectory

rect-

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combining form (1)

variants or recti-

: straight, right

rectilineal

rectangular

rect-

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combining form (2)

variants or recto-

1

: rectum

rectocele

2

: rectal and

rectoabdominal

Word History

Etymology

Combining form (1)

Latin rectus

Combining form (2)

New Latin rectum

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