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proctology en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌpɹɒkˈtɒləd͡ʒɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • prŏk-tŏl′-ə-jē

Etymology

From procto- + -logy or proct- + -ology.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The branch of medicine dealing with the pathology of the colon, rectum, and anus.
  2. (dated, uncountable) The branch of medicine dealing with the surgery of the colon, rectum, and anus.
  3. (uncountable) Colorectal surgery as a specialty inside proctology.
  4. (uncountable) The department or the building of the hospital or clinic.

Deriveds

proctologic · proctological

Relateds

proctologically · coloproctologist · proctalgia · proctologist

Synonyms

coloproctology

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))