- pelvirectal
- pel·vi·rec·tal (pel″vĭ-rekґtəl) pertaining to the pelvis and the rectum.
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pelvirectal
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pelvirectal abscess — pel·vi·rec·tal abscess .pel və rek təl n an abscess occurring between the levator ani muscle and the rectum * * * an abscess lying immediately above the levator ani muscle, in close relation to the wall of the rectum … Medical dictionary
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congenital megacolon — n HIRSCHSPRUNG S DISEASE * * * megacolon in a section of the colon due to congenital absence of intrinsic ganglion cells in the myenteric and submucosal plexuses of the next distal segment; the aganglionic part is abnormally narrow, and its loss… … Medical dictionary
