proctology

[prok-tol-uh-jee]

noun

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

proctology

/ ˌprɒktəˈlɒdʒɪkəl, prɒkˈtɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. the branch of medical science concerned with the rectum

proctology

1. The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders affecting the colon, rectum, and anus.

Other Word Forms

• proctologist noun
• proctological adjective
• proctologic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of proctology¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of proctology¹

from Greek prōktos rectum + _-ology

Example Sentences

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

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He likened those interviews to a proctology exam, adding that Mueller knows "more about the campaign than anyone who ever worked there."

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Mr. Caputo compared his questioning by investigators to a “proctology exam,” and he and Mr. Stone have claimed that the contact with the Russian was a setup by federal law enforcement officials to entrap them.

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White House adviser Kellyanne Conway told reporters that Thursday was the "best day" since Trump's election, calling the Mueller probe a "political proctology exam" and the final report a "clean bill of health."

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Triumphant aides took to the White House driveway: Kellyanne Conway, the counselor to the president, declared the entire enterprise “a political proctology exam.”

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