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Rectal(medicine)
rectal(dictionary)
rectal ampulla(medicine)
rectal anaesthesia(medicine)
rectal cancer(medicine)
rectal columns(medicine)
rectal fistula(medicine)
rectal plexuses(medicine)
rectal prolapse(medicine)

metronidazole (iou) and Rectal (medicine)


metronidazole (iou)



metronidazole noun. M20.
[from ME(THYL + NITRO- + IM)IDAZOLE, elems. of the systematic name (see below).]
Pharmacology. An imidazole derivative used to treat infection by some anaerobic organisms, esp. trichomoniasis; 2-(2-methyl-5-nitroimidazol-1-yl)ethanol, C6H9N3O3.

Rectal (medicine)


rectal
<anatomy> Pertaining to the rectum, the distal portion of the large intestine.