pericolorectal

English

Etymology

peri- +‎ colorectal

Adjective

pericolorectal (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Surrounding the colon and rectum
    • 2015 December 18, “Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase Rearrangement in Digestive Tract Cancer: Implication for Targeted Therapy in Chinese Population”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:
      The tumor invaded through the muscularis propria into pericolorectal fat tissues.
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