proctospasm

[ prŏk′tə-spăz′əm ]

n.

Spasmodic stricture of the anus.

Spasmodic contraction of the rectum.

Nearby words

proctoscopy, proctosigmoidectomy, proctosigmoiditis, proctosigmoidoscope, proctosigmoidoscopy, proctospasm, proctostenosis, proctostomy, proctotomy, proctotresia, proctovalvotomy

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