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periproct
[ per-uh-prokt ]
noun
- (in certain echinoids) that part of the body surface bordering the anus.
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- peri·proctal peri·proctic peri·proctous adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of periproct1
1875–80; peri- + -proct < Greek prōktós anus
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