proctology

American  

[prok-tol-uh-jee] / prɒkˈtɒl ə dʒi /

noun

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

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proctology British  

/ ˌprɒktəˈlɒdʒɪkəl, prɒkˈtɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. the branch of medical science concerned with the rectum

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proctology Scientific  

/ prŏk-tŏl′ə-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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Other Word Forms

• proctologic adjective
• proctological adjective
• proctologist noun

Etymology

Origin of proctology

First recorded in 1895–1900; procto- + -logy

Example Sentences

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

From Washington Post • May 13, 2021

Perhaps, like proctology and holidays in Wales, this would be good for me in the long run.

From The Guardian • Dec. 13, 2015

Brain surgery, transplant surgery, urology, proctology, gynecology, all nasty.

From Scientific American • Jul. 30, 2013

“We’ve got to give our political organization a very serious proctology exam,” said Haley Barbour, the former Mississippi governor. ”We need to look everywhere.”

From Time • Jan. 28, 2013

But parents who think this Doctor Dolittle is for children should be prepared for gags about butt sniffing, dog whizzing, pigeon poop and rodent proctology.

From Time Magazine Archive