Definitions

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  • adjective Through (the wall of) the rectum

Etymologies

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trans- +‎ rectal

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Examples

  • Ascertained in foal through a transrectal uterine ultrasound, the fifteen day check-up showed a strong embryo.

    Liz O'Connell: The Patter of Hooves Liz O'Connell 2011

  • Ascertained in foal through a transrectal uterine ultrasound, the fifteen day check-up showed a strong embryo.

    Liz O'Connell: The Patter of Hooves Liz O'Connell 2011

  • If semen volume is low, he orders a transrectal ultrasound to look for ejaculatory duct blockage near the prostate.

    A Baby at Last! Mark L. Fuerst 2010

  • More than 1.2 million American men have such transrectal ultrasound, or TRUS, biopsies each year due to a suspicious PSA level.

    The Man, the Gland, the Dilemmas 2009

  • In comparison to office-based MIST options, the transrectal injection approach afforded by NX-1207, both anesthetic/analgesic free as well as catheter free, will be quite compelling to most patients.

    unknown title 2011

  • More than 1 million transrectal prostate biopsies are done in the U.S. each year to diagnose cancers in men.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • Rectal cancers are then further assessed with transrectal ultrasound to assess the cancer's depth of penetration in the rectal wall, and to look for enlarged lymph nodes around the rectum that may indicate a more advanced stage of disease.

    Penn State Live 2010

  • Rectal cancers are then further assessed with transrectal ultrasound to assess the cancer's depth of penetration in the rectal wall, and to look for enlarged lymph nodes around the rectum that may indicate a more advanced stage of disease.

    Penn State Live 2010

  • Rectal cancers are then further assessed with transrectal ultrasound to assess the cancer's depth of penetration in the rectal wall, and to look for enlarged lymph nodes around the rectum that may indicate a more advanced stage of disease.

    Penn State Live 2010

  • In comparison to office-based MIST options, the transrectal injection approach afforded by NX-1207, both anesthetic/analgesic free as well as catheter free, will be quite compelling to most patients.

    News 2010

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