anorectum

English

Etymology

From ano- +‎ rectum.

Noun

anorectum (plural anorectums)

1. (anatomy) The rectum and anus, considered as a single entity.
   • 1996 July, Richard M. Gore, Emil J. Balthazar, Gary G. Ghahremani, Frank H. Miller, “CT Features of Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease”, in American Journal of Roentgenology, volume 167, number 1, →DOI, page 10:

     Transrectal sonography has proven superior to CT in determining the depth of mural involvement in the anorectum and the integrity of the anal sphincter in patients with Crohn’s disease [59, 60].

Further reading

• “anorectum, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.