How to Use rectum in a Sentence

rectum

noun

• Men know all too well that the prostate sits right in front of the rectum.
  — Dr. Jared Heiner, idahostatesman, 19 Feb. 2018
• A polyp is a growth which may form on the inner wall of the colon or rectum.
  — Beth Wood, sandiegouniontribune.com, 1 May 2017
• The now solid stool leaves the large intestine and is stored in the rectum.
  — William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2023
• One of the most common things that doctors find is ice in or near the rectum.
  — Terry Demio, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2018
• In this case, the muscle that opens and closes the rectum remains open and the poop spills out.
  — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024
• Feces are stored in the colon, which is where the rectum highway leads.
  — Zoë Ligon, Allure, 5 Nov. 2018
• This will help to prevent any build-up of stinky gas in his rectum.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2022
• This is done to rule out an STI as the cause of inflammation in the rectum.
  — Ann Pietrangelo, SELF, 10 Nov. 2021
• One of the big findings of our study was that feces extend halfway up the length of the colon from the rectum.
  — David Hu, Scientific American, 6 May 2017
• The bacteria can come from the skin or rectum and enter the urethra.
  — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 25 June 2024
• To reach the prostate, lubricate a finger and gently put it up the man's rectum.
  — Redbook, 30 Oct. 2017
• Polyps are bumps or tiny mushroom-like stalks that grow inside the colon or rectum.
  — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 6 Dec. 2022
• The rectum is very near to the spine, so a tumor growing in this area would have been able to put enough pressure on the back to cause pain.
  — Taylyn Washington-Harmon, Health, 16 Dec. 2023
• Millions of cells from the gut, rectum and intestine also turned up no signs of the virus.
  — Apoorva Mandavilli New York Times, Star Tribune, 27 Aug. 2020
• Pinworms are small parasites that can live in your colon and rectum, per the NLM.
  — Women's Health, 17 Mar. 2023
• Next comes surgery to remove the tumor in his rectum, planned for early fall.
  — Outside Online, 12 Aug. 2021
• Plus, there’s the fear of having a tube inserted into the rectum.
  — Julie Washington, cleveland.com, 28 July 2019
• These muscular contractions pass stool from one end of the colon to the rectum, says Staller.
  — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 18 Aug. 2023
• The prostate, which is located just below the bladder and in front of the rectum, makes some of the fluid that is part of semen.
  — Claire Gillespie, Health.com, 6 Nov. 2020
• The colon and rectum make up the lower part of the digestive tract, or large intestine.
  — Anne Grauel, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 21 Mar. 2021
• His boss had instructed him to wrap the drugs in cellophane and keep them in his rectum at all times.
  — Selam Gebrekidan, New York Times, 27 Nov. 2022
• He is accused of shoving a stick in the boy’s rectum, causing an infection that led to the boy’s death.
  — Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 3 Feb. 2023
• Chlamydia in the rectum can cause pain, discharge, and bleeding.
  — Rozalynn S. Frazier, SELF, 20 Jan. 2022
• The physician would examine the rectum and feel the prostate for any lumps, bumps, or firmness, coupled with a blood test.
  — Taayoo Murray, Essence, 7 June 2024
• Infection can occur in the genitals, the rectum, and the throat.
  — Helen Branswell, STAT, 1 Nov. 2023
• In women, the urethra — the gateway to the urinary tract — is in proximity to the rectum.
  — Matt Richtel, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2019
• These muscles work like a hammock to brace organs such as the uterus, bladder, and rectum.
  — Cassie Shortsleeve, SELF, 10 May 2019
• The colon is the large intestine, which is a tube in the abdomen about 5 feet long that helps move solid stool from the small intestine to the rectum.
  — Andrea K. McDaniels, baltimoresun.com, 7 June 2018
• That’s because their tumors commonly develop in the last portion of the colon or in the rectum—or near the exit door.
  — Amy Norton, SELF, 24 Sep. 2024
• In this stage, the cancer has spread to other organs such as the rectum (lowest part of the large intestine), bladder, lymph nodes, or lungs.
  — Heidi Cope, Health, 20 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 8 Dec 2024