rectally
English
Etymology
Adverb
rectally (not comparable)
- Through the rectum.
- The thermometer had to be inserted rectally.
- 2012 September 26, Jacque Wilson, “Experts: Alcohol enemas ‘extremely dangerous’”, in CNN[1], Atlanta, Ga.: Warner Bros. Discovery, archived from the original on 13 August 2025:
- “When you do it rectally you may still throw up, but there’s nothing to throw up here. It’s kind of like a point of no return once you put it in there that way.”
Synonyms
- (rectal route of administration): per rectum
- (rectal route of administration): PR
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