PROCTOLOGY


Meaning of PROCTOLOGY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ präk-ˈtä-lə-jē ]

noun

Etymology: Greek prōktos + English -logy

Date: 1899

: a branch of medicine dealing with the structure and diseases of the anus, rectum, and sigmoid colon

• proc·to·log·ic ˌpräk-tə-ˈlä-jik or proc·to·log·i·cal -ji-kəl adjective

• proc·tol·o·gist präk-ˈtä-lə-jist noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.