proctitis

[prok-tahy-tis]

noun

Pathology.

1. inflammation of the rectum and anus.

Word History and Origins

Origin of proctitis¹

proct- ( def. ) + -itis

Example Sentences

And while titles which say things like “Argon plasma coagulation in the treatment of hemorrhagic radiation proctitis”, well, don’t be fooled by the title.

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Hardly a civilized man escapes proctitis from the day of the diaper to that of death.

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I cannot, accordingly, insist too emphatically that proctitis, the exciting cause, must be treated primarily if we would cure chronic constipation.

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There is a legion of secondary symptoms of proctitis, all of which medical empiricism considers and denominates causes.

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In all cases of chronic constipation I have found proctitis, and often colitis, and am forced to believe it is the most common and proximate cause of chronic constipation of the bowels.

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