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rek tuhm

  • n  the terminal section of the alimentary canal; from the sigmoid flexure to the anus

  • There was also the warthog rectum in Namibia.
  • European researchers followed more than 1,000 people with Lynch syndrome, a genetic mutation that makes them vulnerable to cancers in the colon, rectum, stomach, brain, liver, womb .
  • And the scientists did not try to create the tiny tears in the lining of the rectum like those that are produced during anal sex and that increase the chance of HIV infection in .
News & Articles

  • Biodegradable implant may lessen side effects of radiation to treat prostate cancer
    ( Virginia Commonwealth University ) Several years ago, VCU Massey Cancer Center became the first center in the US to test an Israeli-invented device designed to increase the space between the prostate and the rectum in prostate cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy. Now, results from the international Phase I clinical trial show that the device has the potential to significantly reduce ...
    June 10, 2013 - EurekAlert!
  • Competency questioned for candy thief who brought meth to jail
    A 29-year-old man discovered with methamphetamine hidden in his rectum while being booked into the county jail on suspicion of flashing a fake gun to swipe candy from a South San Francisco 7-Eleven may not be mentally fit for trial on second-degree robbery and drug charges.
    June 7, 2013 - San Mateo Daily Journal
Quotes

  • Antonio Taguba in uruknet.info
    At that point, Taguba recalled, "I described a naked detainee lying on the wet floor, handcuffed, with an interrogator shoving things up his rectum, and said, 'That's not abuse. That's torture.' There was quiet."
  • Edward Seaga in Jamaica Gleaner
    Rather graphically, Seaga describes his Back o' Wall political constituency as "the rectum of the city."
  • Marty Holah in Independent
    Yeah, she thought I was taking the mick, but I told her that pit-bulls lock their jaw and the only to way to get them to release it is to put a finger up their rectumreplied Holah.

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