直肠 (zhí cháng) — rectum | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

直肠 is a medical term for the rectum. The dictionary may also list 'sincere' as a meaning, but that sense only appears in the colloquial compound 直肠子 (zhí cháng zi) meaning 'straightforward person', not in the standalone noun. In formal or medical contexts, 直肠 always refers to the anatomical structure.

rectum

Examples

直肠。
Yīshēng gěi tā zuò le zhí cháng jiǎnchá.
The doctor performed a rectal exam on him.
直肠。
zhí cháng shì xiāohuà xìtǒng de yí bùfen.
The rectum is part of the digestive system.
直肠。
Zhè zhǒng jíbìng huì yǐngxiǎng zhí cháng.
This disease can affect the rectum.

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