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procto-

procto- prefix: dealing with the rectum and anus; anorectal; sometimes also the distal colon.

Prefix

procto-

  1. Dealing with the rectum and anus; anorectal; sometimes also the distal colon.

Forms of procto-

alternative formproct-

Origin of procto-

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Ancient Greek πρωκτός (prōktós, “anus”).

Questions about procto-

What does procto- mean?
Procto- means dealing with the rectum and anus; anorectal; sometimes also the distal colon.
What part of speech is procto-?
Procto- is a prefix.

Words near procto- in the dictionary

  1. procteurynters
  2. proctiger
  3. proctigers
  4. proctitides
  5. proctitis
  6. procto-
  7. proctocele
  8. proctoclysis
  9. proctocolectomies
  10. proctocolectomy
  11. proctocolitis

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