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. Qi Sun:

   If you are really looking into whole-grain consumption with other diseases, stroke, heart disease and colorectal cancer, whole grains are consistently associated with [a] lower risk of those diseases.

2. Douglas Owens:

   (Colorectal cancer) is not like other cancers where there are big harms from over screening potentially. Here they are small, but they’re not zero, and it comes from the colonoscopy. So, if you could get the same benefit at a lower number of colonoscopies, that would be a win.

3. President Biden:

   During National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, I urge every American to exercise vigilance around their own health and the health of their loved ones.Early diagnosis and treatment save lives – and getting screened for colorectal cancer is vitally important as we continue our shared mission to end cancer as we know it.

4. Yin Cao:

   This study, combined with our past work linking obesity and metabolic conditions to a higher risk of early-onset colorectal cancer, suggests that metabolic problems, such as insulin resistance, may play an important role in the development of this cancer in younger adults.

5. 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.