# vas rectum

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈvɑːs ˈɹɛktəm/

## Definitions
1. One of a number of straight vasa (tubes), specifically:
2. One of a number of straight vasa (tubes), specifically:
3. One of a number of straight vasa (tubes), specifically:

## Etymology
First attested in 1750. From Latin vās (“vessel”) + rēctum (neuter nominative singular of rēctus, “straight”), literally “straight vessel”.

## Source
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