procto-logical

noun

the branch of medicine dealing with the rectum and anus.

Origin:
1895–1900; procto- + -logy

Related forms

proc·to·log·ic

[prok-tl-oj-ik] , proc·to·log·i·cal, adjective

proc·tol·o·gist, noun

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World English Dictionary

proctology (prɒkˈtɒlədʒɪ)

—n
	the branch of medical science concerned with the rectum

[from Greek prōktos rectum + -ology]

proctological

—*adj*

proc'tologist

—n

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Word Origin & History

proctology

1899, from Gk. proktos "anus" + -logy "study of."

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Medical Dictionary

proctology proc·tol·o·gy (prŏk-tŏl'ə-jē)
n.
The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the colon, rectum, and anus.

proc'to·log'ic (-tə-lŏj'ĭk) adj.
proc·tol'o·gist n.

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Science Dictionary

proctology

(prŏk-tŏl'ə-jē) Pronunciation Key
The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders affecting the colon, rectum, and anus.

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