colorectal

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κόλον (kólon)bor. Latin colon New Latinder. English colo- English rectum Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English rectal English colorectal From colo- + rectal.

1. Of or pertaining to the colorectum.

   “She has always struggled with her gastrointestinal health, and when she started to have symptoms similar to those of colorectal cancer, she called her primary care physician, who referred her to a gastroenterologist, who ordered a colonoscopy. She did not have cancer.”