proctology
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Then there’s what I call the proctology moment, only because it’s so uncomfortable.
From Washington Post • Dec. 18, 2015
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
Supporting their claim to cover every branch of medicine and surgery, the 2,000 visitors at the annual convention of the American Osteopathic Association heard papers and discussions on neuropsychiatry, gynecology, proctology, techniques in brain surgery.
From Time Magazine Archive
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