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proc⋅to⋅scope

[prok-tuh-skohp]
–noun
an instrument for visual examination of the interior of the rectum.

Origin:
1895–1900; procto- + -scope


proc⋅to⋅scop⋅ic [prok-tuh-skop-ik] , adjective
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proc·to·scope   (prŏk'tə-skōp')   
n.  An instrument consisting of a tube or speculum equipped with a light, used to examine the rectum.

[Greek prōktos, anus + -scope.]
proc'to·scop'ic (-skŏp'ĭk) adj., proc·tos'co·py (-tŏs'kə-pē) n.
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Main Entry: 2proctoscope
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -scoped; -scop·ing
: to use a proctoscope on
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proctoscope proc·to·scope (prŏk'tə-skōp')
n.
An instrument for examining the rectum consisting of a tube or speculum equipped with a light. Also called rectoscope.


proc·tos'co·py (-tŏs'kə-pē) n.

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