different between rectal vs axillary

English

Adjective

rectal (not comparable)

1. Of, via or related to the rectum.

   The customs inspector subjected him to a rectal exam.

Synonyms

• anal

Translations

Noun

rectal (plural rectals)

1. (informal) A rectal examination.
   • 1988, Judith Campbell, J. Golick, Sexuality: An Education Resource Book (page 53)

     Most doctors feel a rectal examination is unnecessary following a full pelvic examination, so that rectals are not routinely performed on women.

Anagrams

• Claret, arclet, cartel, claret, lacert

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??k.tal/
• Homophones: rectale, rectales

Adjective

rectal (feminine singular rectale, masculine plural rectaux, feminine plural rectales)

1. rectal

Further reading

• “rectal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• cartel, clarté, tacler

Interlingua

Adjective

rectal (not comparable)

1. rectal

Romanian

Etymology

From French rectal

Adjective

rectal m or n (feminine singular rectal?, masculine plural rectali, feminine and neuter plural rectale)

1. rectal

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

rectal (plural rectales)

1. rectal

English

Etymology

Alteration by association with -ary of the French axillaire (“of the axilla”), itself an alteration of the earlier forms aisselliere and aissellaire, both from the assumed Latin etymon *axill?ris, from axilla (“armpit”), diminutive form of the assumed *axula.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?æks?l??i/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /æk?s?l??i/ (etymologically correct)
• Rhymes: -æks?l??i, -?l??i
• Rhymes: -æks?l???i

Adjective

axillary (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the axilla or armpit.
2. (botany) Situated in, or rising from, an axil; relating to an axil.

Derived terms

• axillary artery
• axillary gland
• axillary hair
• axillary nerve
• axillary vein
• transaxillary

Translations

Noun

axillary (plural axillaries)

1. Alternative form of axillar

See also

• auxiliary