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proc⋅tol⋅o⋅gy

  [prok-tol-uh-jee]
–noun
the branch of medicine dealing with the rectum and anus.
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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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proc·tol·o·gy   (prŏk-tŏl'ə-jē)   
n.  The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders affecting the colon, rectum, and anus.

[Greek prōktos, anus + -logy.]
proc'to·log'ic (-tə-lŏj'ĭk), proc'to·log'i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj., proc'to·log'i·cal·ly adv., proc·tol'o·gist n.
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Word Origin & History

proctology 
1899, from Gk. proktos "anus" + -logy "study of."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: proc·tol·o·gist
Pronunciation: präk-'täl-&-j&st
Function: noun
: a specialist in proctology

Main Entry: proc·tol·o·gy
Pronunciation: präk-'täl-&-jE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -gies
: a branch of medicine dealing with the structure and diseases of the anus, rectum, and sigmoid flexure —proc·to·log·ic /"präk-t&-'läj-ik/ or proc·to·log·i·cal /-i-k&l/ adjective
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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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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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