proctology en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌpɹɒkˈtɒləd͡ʒɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- prŏk-tŏl′-ə-jē
Etymology
From procto- + -logy or proct- + -ology.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The branch of medicine dealing with the pathology of the colon, rectum, and anus.
- (dated, uncountable) The branch of medicine dealing with the surgery of the colon, rectum, and anus.
- (uncountable) Colorectal surgery as a specialty inside proctology.
- (uncountable) The department or the building of the hospital or clinic.
Deriveds
Relateds
proctologically · coloproctologist · proctalgia · proctologist
Synonyms
Translations (28)
fi proktologia (branch of medicine (examination)) · de Proktologie (branch of medicine (examination)) · cmn 直腸病學 /直肠病学 (branch of medicine (examination)) · bg проктология (branch of medicine (examination)) · de Gastroenterologische Chirurgie (branch of medicine (surgery)) · ca proctologia (branch of medicine (examination)) · es proctología (branch of medicine (examination)) · de proktologische Operation (colorectal surgery (intervention)) · cmn 結腸直腸外科 /结肠直肠外科 (colorectal surgery (intervention)) · bg колопроктология (branch of medicine (examination)) · ru проктоло́гия (branch of medicine (examination)) · oc proctologia (branch of medicine (examination)) · fi peräsuolioppi (branch of medicine (examination)) · hu proktológia (branch of medicine (examination)) · fi peräsuolileikkaus (colorectal surgery (intervention)) · ro proctologie (branch of medicine (examination)) · de Viszeralchirurgie (branch of medicine (surgery)) · hu proktológiai sebészet (colorectal surgery (intervention)) · sv proktologi (branch of medicine (examination)) · uk проктоло́гія (branch of medicine (examination)) · it proctologia (branch of medicine (examination)) · ru колопроктология (branch of medicine (examination)) · sv proktologi (colorectal surgery (intervention)) · fr proctologie (branch of medicine (examination)) · pt proctologia (branch of medicine (examination)) · eo proktologio (branch of medicine (examination)) · gl proctoloxía (branch of medicine (examination)) · de gastroenterologischer Eingriff (colorectal surgery (intervention))