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coloproctology

coloproctology noun: branch of medicine dealing with pathology of the colon, rectum, and anus and colorectal surgery.

Noun

coloproctology (uncountable)

  1. Branch of medicine dealing with pathology of the colon, rectum, and anus and colorectal surgery.
  2. Colorectal surgery as specialty inside proctology.

Synonyms of coloproctology

Origin of coloproctology

From colo- + proctology.

Words formed from coloproctology

Questions about coloproctology

What does coloproctology mean?
Coloproctology means branch of medicine dealing with pathology of the colon, rectum, and anus and colorectal surgery.
What part of speech is coloproctology?
Coloproctology is a noun.

Words near coloproctology in the dictionary

  1. coloposcopy
  2. coloproctitis
  3. coloproctological
  4. coloproctologist
  5. coloproctologists
  6. coloproctology
  7. coloproctostomies
  8. coloproctostomy
  9. colopsinol
  10. colopsinols
  11. coloptosis

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