proctoscope

American

[prok-tuh-skohp] / ˈprɒk təˌskoʊp /

noun

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

proctoscope British

/ ˈprɒktəˌskəʊp, ˌprɒktəˈskɒpɪk, prɒkˈtɒskəpɪ /

noun

a medical instrument for examining the rectum

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Origin of proctoscope

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

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I don't mind a microscope, but boy, when they use a proctoscope, that's going too far .

From Time Magazine Archive

Physicians still rely mainly on traditional diagnostic methods: physical examination, visual inspection of accessible sites with such aids as the proctoscope and bronchoscope, Pap smears and X rays.

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