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proctology

[ prok-tol-uh-jee ]

noun

  1. the branch of medicine dealing with the rectum and anus.


proctology

/ ˌprɒktəˈlɒdʒɪkəl; prɒkˈtɒlədʒɪ /

noun

  1. the branch of medical science concerned with the rectum
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proctology

/ prŏk-tŏlə-jē /

  1. The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders affecting the colon, rectum, and anus.
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Derived Forms

  • procˈtologist, noun
  • proctological, adjective
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Other Words From

  • proc·to·log·ic [prok-tl-, oj, -ik], proc·to·log·i·cal adjective
  • proc·tol·o·gist noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of proctology1

First recorded in 1895–1900; procto- + -logy
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Word History and Origins

Origin of proctology1

from Greek prōktos rectum + -ology
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Example Sentences

The young Jack Horner grew to be A doctor of proctology.

He likened those interviews to a proctology exam, adding that Mueller knows "more about the campaign than anyone who ever worked there."

From Salon

Mr. Caputo compared his questioning by investigators to a “proctology exam,” and he and Mr. Stone have claimed that the contact with the Russian was a setup by federal law enforcement officials to entrap them.

White House adviser Kellyanne Conway told reporters that Thursday was the "best day" since Trump's election, calling the Mueller probe a "political proctology exam" and the final report a "clean bill of health."

Triumphant aides took to the White House driveway: Kellyanne Conway, the counselor to the president, declared the entire enterprise “a political proctology exam.”

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