recto-used as comb. form of rectum in various terms of Anat. and Path., with the sense ‘relating to the rectum in conjunction with some other part of the body’, as recto-cocˈcygeal, recto-coˈlonic, recto-uˈrethral, recto-ˈuterine, recto-vaˈginal, recto-ˈvesical, etc. Also more widely in Surg. with the sense ‘of or pertaining to the rectum’, as ˈrectopexy [-pexy], the fixation of a prolapsed rectum; ˈrectoscope [-scope], an instrument for use in rectoscopy; recˈtoscopy, visual examination of the rectum.1836Todd Cycl. Anat. I. 176/1 A tense fibrous..tissue, called the *recto-coccygeal ligament.1884Knight Dict. Mech. Suppl. 746/2 *Recto-colonic Apparatus, instruments which reach the rectum and colon.a1898Syd. Soc. Lex., *Rectopexy.1902J. P. Tuttle Treat. Dis. Anus xvii. 691 (caption) Rectopexy for procidentia recti—the incision.1977Lancet 22 Jan. 170/2 On 10 patients a transabdominal rectopexy was performed, using a modified Ripstein procedure.1890Billings Med. Dict. 442/2 *Rectoscope, speculum for the rectum.1906P. L. Mummery Sigmoidoscope i. 7 There are several patterns of pneumatic sigmoidoscope or rectoscope now in use.1977Time 17 Jan. 51/1 The surgeon cuts directly through the urethra with a marvellous combination of scalpel and fibre-optics looking glass called a rectoscope.a1898Syd. Soc. Lex., *Rectoscopy.1909Index-Catal. Library Surgeon-General's Office, U.S. Army XIV. 343/1 Rectoscopy. See Rectum (Exploration of).1967N. S. Kapany Fiber Optics vii. 171 The application of flexible fiberscopes not only to gastroscopy, but also to..rectoscopy.1879St. George's Hosp. Rep. IX. 273 Two patients were admitted with *recto-urethral fistula.1857Bullock Cazeaux' Midwif. 60 Those formed by it, between the rectum and uterus, are called the posterior, or the *recto-uterine ligaments.1855Ramsbotham Obstetr. Med. 37 The commissure connecting these two organs is called the *recto-vaginal septum.1836Todd Cycl. Anat. I. 400/1 The..*recto-vesical operation for stone.

recto-

word-forming element meaning "pertaining to or involving the rectum," before vowels rect-, from comb. form of rectum.

recto- /ˈrɛktəʊ/ combining form of rectum: see -o-.

DERIVATIVE rectocele noun [Greek kēlē tumour, rupture] prolapse of the rectovaginal wall M19.
rectopexy noun [-pexy] (an instance of) the surgical attachment of a prolapsed rectum L19.
rectoscope noun = proctoscope L19.
recˈtoscopy noun visual examination of the rectum L19.
rectoˈsigmoid noun & adjective (designating or pertaining to) the region of the junction of the rectum and the sigmoid E20.
recto-ˈuterine adjective pertaining to the rectum and the uterus; recto-uterine pouch, a pouch of the peritoneum between the uterus and the rectum: M19.
rectovaˈginal adjective pertaining to the rectum and the vagina M19.

recto-
— see rect-

recto-

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

Prefix

anatomy rectum

Derived terms

rectovesical

词汇	recto-
词根词缀	OED Online Etymology Dictionary SOED Webster Wiktionary recto-used as comb. form of rectum in various terms of Anat. and Path., with the sense ‘relating to the rectum in conjunction with some other part of the body’, as *recto-cocˈcygeal, recto-coˈlonic, recto-uˈrethral, recto-ˈuterine, recto-vaˈginal, recto-ˈvesical, etc. Also more widely in Surg.* with the sense ‘of or pertaining to the rectum’, as ˈrectopexy [-pexy], the fixation of a prolapsed rectum; ˈrectoscope [-scope], an instrument for use in rectoscopy; recˈtoscopy, visual examination of the rectum.1836Todd Cycl. Anat. I. 176/1 A tense fibrous..tissue, called the recto-coccygeal ligament.1884Knight Dict. Mech.* Suppl. 746/2 Recto-colonic Apparatus, instruments which reach the rectum and colon.a1898Syd. Soc. Lex., Rectopexy.1902J. P. Tuttle Treat. Dis. Anus xvii. 691 (caption) Rectopexy for procidentia recti—the incision.1977Lancet 22 Jan. 170/2 On 10 patients a transabdominal rectopexy was performed, using a modified Ripstein procedure.1890Billings Med. Dict. 442/2 *Rectoscope, speculum for the rectum.1906P. L. Mummery Sigmoidoscope i. 7 There are several patterns of pneumatic sigmoidoscope or rectoscope now in use.1977Time 17 Jan. 51/1 The surgeon cuts directly through the urethra with a marvellous combination of scalpel and fibre-optics looking glass called a rectoscope.a1898Syd. Soc. Lex., Rectoscopy.1909Index-Catal. Library Surgeon-General's Office, U.S. Army XIV. 343/1 Rectoscopy. See* Rectum (Exploration of).1967N. S. Kapany Fiber Optics vii. 171 The application of flexible fiberscopes not only to gastroscopy, but also to..rectoscopy.1879St. George's Hosp. Rep. IX. 273 Two patients were admitted with recto-urethral fistula.1857Bullock Cazeaux' Midwif.* 60 Those formed by it, between the rectum and uterus, are called the posterior, or the recto-uterine ligaments.1855Ramsbotham Obstetr. Med.* 37 The commissure connecting these two organs is called the recto-vaginal septum.1836Todd Cycl. Anat.* I. 400/1 The..recto-vesical operation for stone. recto- word-forming element meaning "pertaining to or involving the rectum," before vowels rect-, from comb. form of rectum. recto- /ˈrɛktəʊ/ combining form of rectum: see -o-. DERIVATIVE rectocele noun [Greek kēlē tumour, rupture] prolapse of the rectovaginal wall M19. rectopexy noun [-pexy] (an instance of) the surgical attachment of a prolapsed rectum L19. rectoscope noun = proctoscope L19. recˈtoscopy noun visual examination of the rectum L19. rectoˈsigmoid noun & adjective (designating or pertaining to) the region of the junction of the rectum and the sigmoid E20. recto-ˈuterine adjective pertaining to the rectum and the uterus; recto-uterine pouch, a pouch of the peritoneum between the uterus and the rectum: M19. rectovaˈginal adjective pertaining to the rectum and the vagina M19. recto-* — see rect- recto- Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing. Prefix anatomy rectum Derived terms rectovesical
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