proctoscope
proctoscope noun: a tube-like instrument, equipped with a light, used to examine the rectum.
Noun
proctoscope (plural proctoscopes)
- A tube-like instrument, equipped with a light, used to examine the rectum.
- Proctoscopy was then done and the child was cured promptly by small multiple incisions followed by dilation with the finger and rectal dilators. Perhaps we have "dwelt in a fool's paradise" in not having these patients examined with the proctoscope and treated proctologically and surgically. I have...1927, Joseph Brennemann, “Simple congenital anorectal stricture with megacolon in early infancy: report of six cases”, in Transactions of the Section on Diseases of Children of the American Medical...
- Synonyms:
- rectoscope
proctoscope meaning in Tamil
proctoscope in Tamil
- குதம்காட்டி, மலக்குடல் நோக்கி
Synonyms of proctoscope
Forms of proctoscope
| plural | proctoscopes |
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Origin of proctoscope
From procto- + -scope.
Questions about proctoscope
- What does proctoscope mean?
- Proctoscope means a tube-like instrument, equipped with a light, used to examine the rectum.
- What is proctoscope in Tamil?
- Proctoscope in Tamil is குதம்காட்டி, மலக்குடல் நோக்கி. See Proctoscope meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is proctoscope?
- Proctoscope is a noun.
- What is the plural of proctoscope?
- The plural of proctoscope is proctoscopes.
Words near proctoscope in the dictionary
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