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Periproct

[per-uh-prokt]

per·i·proct

[per-uh-prokt]
noun
(in certain echinoids) that part of the body surface bordering the anus.

Origin:
1875–80; peri- + -proct < Greek prōktós anus

per·i·proc·tal, per·i·proc·tic, per·i·proc·tous, adjective
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