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直腸 (ちょくちょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

直ちょく腸ちょう

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Meanings

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noun

rectum

anatomy

Anatomical term for the final section of the large intestine.

直ちょく腸ちょうは大だい腸ちょうの最さい後ごの部ぶ分ぶんです。
The rectum is the final part of the large intestine.
直ちょく腸ちょうがんの検けん査さを受うける。
Get screened for rectal cancer.

Kanji

直straightaway, honesty, frankness
腸intestines, guts, bowels

Similar words

大だい腸ちょう
大腸 refers to the large intestine as a whole, while 直腸 specifically means the rectum.
肛こう門もん
肛門 is the anus, the external opening; 直腸 is the internal terminal portion of the digestive tract.

Etymology

From 直 (straight, direct) and 腸 (intestines), referring to the relatively straight terminal section of the large intestine.