Tina Fey

A Harvard Medical School study has determined that rectal thermometers are still the best way to tell a baby's temperature. Plus, it really teaches the baby who's boss.

American Comedian

Chris Kilham

Coffee is already known to be a preventive factor against mild depression, Parkinson's disease, and colon and rectal cancers.

American Businessman

Eric Topol

When I went to medical school, the term 'digital' applied only to rectal exams.

American Scientist

John B. S. Haldane

I wish I had the voice of Homer to sing of rectal carcinoma.

British Scientist

Used primarily in medical settings to discuss conditions or procedures involving the rectum.

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Can refer to private or sensitive health issues, so be mindful when discussing.

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It's a technical term; use it with people who understand medical vocabulary.

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 observed along with physical symptoms such as increased heart rate, low blood pressure and rapid breathing or signs of central nervous system disfunction such as confused behavior, aggression or loss of consciousness. The most feasible and accurate way to assess core body temperature is with a rectal thermometer

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 That's right, 49 surgeries are done for every one person who's helped. And the side effects in that case occur in 50 percent of the patients. They include impotence, erectile dysfunction, urinary incontinence, rectal tearing, fecal incontinence.

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 built a simulator this one is for the rectal exam and for the prostate exam so you've got two organs for the males that are giving this exam and this is really important because people can get cancer and you want your doctor to be excellent

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Rectal

Related to, affecting, or situated near the rectum.

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