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rec·tal

 (rĕk′təl)
adj.
Of, relating to, or situated near the rectum.

rec′tal·ly adv.
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rectal

(ˈrɛktəl)
adj
(Anatomy) of or relating to the rectum
ˈrectally adv
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rec•tal

(ˈrɛk tl)

adj.
of, pertaining to, or for the rectum.
[1870–75]
rec′tal•ly, adv.
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Adj.1.rectal - of or involving the rectum; "rectal cancer"
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Translations

rectal

[ˈrektəl] ADJrectal
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rectal

adjrektal (spec), → des Mastdarms; rectal passageMastdarm m
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rec·tal

a. rectal, del recto, rel. al recto;
___ abscessabsceso ___;
___ biopsybiopsia ___;
___ inflammationinflamación ___;
___ lumpprotuberancia, bulto ___;
___ prolapseprolapso ___.
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rectal

adj rectal; n (fam) tacto or examen m rectal
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It appears that there are notable differences between breeds in their abilities to regulate RT: the mean rectal temperature is higher in Bos taurus than in Bos indicus cattle (Hansen, 2004) and, as a result, B.
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Table 1--Dry bulb temperature (Tdb), wet bulb temperature (Twb), relative humidity (RH), partial vapor pressure (Pv), and dew point temperature (Tdp) of the environment, and the respiratory rate (RR), heart rate (HR), rectal temperature (RT), and body surface temperature (BST) of crossbred dairy calves in the morning and afternoon when they are reared in a tropical environment.
Rectal temperature was obtained utilizing a veterinary thermometer ([+ or -] 0,1 [degrees]C), measured during 3 minutes (Mueller et al., 2012).
Are temporal artery measurements accurate enough to replace rectal temperature measurement in pediatric ED patients?
Cooling measures should be discontinued only when the patient's rectal temperature reaches 38.9[degrees] C (102[degrees] F).
Rectal temperatures of rabbits were measured before the administration of extract, vehicle and paracetamol, and repeated at one-hour interval up to six hours by digital thermometer.
I instructed Kilonzo to take the cow's rectal temperature and inform.
Specifically, the average distance of any given rectal measurement from the mean rectal temperature of 98.3[degrees]F was 0.45[degrees]F.