colorectal

From colo- +‎ rectal.

colorectal (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the colorectum.
   • 2023 May 26, Jacqueline Howard and Kyla Russell, “As colorectal cancer rises among younger adults, some seek colonoscopies earlier”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     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.

From còlon +‎ rectal.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ku.lu.ɾəkˈtal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ko.lo.ɾəkˈtal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ko.lo.ɾekˈtal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Hyphenation: co‧lo‧rec‧tal

colorectal m or f (masculine and feminine plural colorectals)

1. (anatomy) colorectal

From colo- +‎ rectal.

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.lɔ.ʁɛk.tal/

colorectal (feminine colorectale, masculine plural colorectaux, feminine plural colorectales)

1. colorectal

   cancer colorectal

   colorectal cancer