Assertion: rectum | /r/HasProperty | empty
Facets:
value: usually
type: DEGREE
value: completely
type: DEGREE
value: before surgery
type: TEMPORAL
value: under normal circumstances
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Ordinarily, the rectum is empty because stool is stored higher in the descending colon.
text: The rectum is normally empty but when a mass movement moves the contents of the sigmoid colon into the rectum, the nerve endings are stimulated.
text: The rectosigmoid junction does not possess an anatomical sphincter but does contract; therefore the sigmoid colon usually contains feces and the rectum is empty.
text: The rectum is usually empty and the anal sphincters contracted.
text: The colon and rectum must be completely empty for flexible sigmoidoscopy to be thorough and safe, thus the patient must drink only clear liquids for 12 to 24 hours beforehand.
text: Under normal circumstances the rectum is empty and filling provokes a defaecation reflex under voluntary control.
text: The rectum is usually empty, except temporarily when faecal matter arrives from the colon.
text: Your surgeon may want your colon and rectum to be completely empty before surgery.