proctoscope

[ prok-tuh-skohp ]

/ ˈprɒk təˌskoʊp /

noun

an instrument for visual examination of the interior of the rectum.

Nearby words

proctoplegia, proctoptosia, proctor, proctorrhaphy, proctorrhea, proctoscope, proctoscopy, proctosigmoidectomy, proctosigmoiditis, proctosigmoidoscope, proctosigmoidoscopy

Origin of proctoscope

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

Related forms

proc·to·scop·ic

[prok-tuh-skop-ik] /ˌprɒk təˈskɒp ɪk/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for proctoscope

proctoscope

/ (ˈprɒktəˌskəʊp) /

noun

a medical instrument for examining the rectum

Derived Forms

proctoscopic (ˌprɒktəˈskɒpɪk), adjectiveproctoscopy (prɒkˈtɒskəpɪ), noun

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Medicine definitions for proctoscope

proctoscope

[ prŏk′tə-skōp′ ]

n.

An instrument for examining the rectum consisting of a tube or speculum equipped with a light.rectoscope

Related forms

proc•tos′co•py (-tŏs′kə-pē) n.