Synonyms for colorectal
ˌkoʊ ləˈrɛk tlcol·orec·tal

Princeton's WordNet

1. colorectaladjective

   relating to or affecting the colon and the rectum

   "most colorectal cancers arise from adenomatous polyps"

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1. List of paraphrases for "colorectal":

   rectum

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1. William Dahut:

   We’re not trying to blame anybody for their cancer diagnosis, but when you see something occurring in a short period of time, it’s more likely something external to the patient that’s driving that, and it’s hard not to at least think – when you have something like colorectal cancer – that something diet-related is not impossible.

2. Rebecca Siegel:

   But we were surprised by how fast it is happening, this report is very important because it not only provides a snapshot of the current colorectal cancer burden, but also a window to the future.

3. Roger Perlmutter:

   In colorectal cancer, it's unambiguous. Administration of Keytruda is much, much more effective in those people who have DNA repair mutations.

4. Christine Friedenreich:

   This study provides some new evidence that watching TV after a diagnosis of colorectal cancer may decrease overall survival as well as survival associated with colon cancer diagnosis.

5. David Weinberg:

   For those persons already at higher risk for cardiovascular disease, on balance aspirin is a good idea to reduce cardiovascular disease risk alone, however, it appears it will also reduce colorectal cancer risk at the same time, which represents a benefit with little or no additional risk if aspirin is already indicated.