Oral
Rectal
Rectal adjective - Of or involving the rectum.
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Synonyms for Rectal
Oral and rectal are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Oral" with "Rectal", this adjectives are similar.
Nearby Word: rectum
Both words in one sentence
- In the Pilot episode of M*A*S*H, someone accidentally uses a rectal thermometer as an oral thermometer.
Source: Thermometer Gag - A Futurama comic book involved Cubert being sick and complaining of how Doctor Zoidberg used the rectal thermometer rather than the oral one.
Source: Thermometer Gag
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