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proctoscope

[ prok-tuh-skohp ]
/ ˈprɒk təˌskoʊp /
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noun
an instrument for visual examination of the interior of the rectum.
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Origin of proctoscope

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

OTHER WORDS FROM proctoscope

proc·to·scop·ic [prok-tuh-skop-ik], /ˌprɒk təˈskɒp ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby proctoscope

proctodeum, proctologist, proctology, proctor, proctored, proctoscope, proctoscopy, proctosigmoidoscope, proctosigmoidoscopy, procumbent, procurable
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British Dictionary definitions for proctoscope

proctoscope
/ (ˈprɒktəˌskəʊp) /
noun
a medical instrument for examining the rectum

Derived forms of proctoscope

proctoscopic (ˌprɒktəˈskɒpɪk), adjectiveproctoscopy (prɒkˈtɒskəpɪ), noun
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