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proctoscopy

proctoscopy noun: the examination of the anal cavity, rectum or sigmoid colon by means of a proctoscope.

Noun

proctoscopy (plural proctoscopies)

  1. The examination of the anal cavity, rectum or sigmoid colon by means of a proctoscope.
    • 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...

proctoscopy meaning in Tamil

proctoscopy in Tamil

மலக்குடல் நோக்கல்

Forms of proctoscopy

pluralproctoscopies

Origin of proctoscopy

From procto- + -scopy.

Questions about proctoscopy

What does proctoscopy mean?
Proctoscopy means the examination of the anal cavity, rectum or sigmoid colon by means of a proctoscope.
What is proctoscopy in Tamil?
Proctoscopy in Tamil is மலக்குடல் நோக்கல். See Proctoscopy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is proctoscopy?
Proctoscopy is a noun.
What is the plural of proctoscopy?
The plural of proctoscopy is proctoscopies.

Words near proctoscopy in the dictionary

  1. proctoscope
  2. proctoscopes
  3. proctoscopic
  4. proctoscopically
  5. proctoscopies
  6. proctoscopy
  7. proctosigmoidectomies
  8. proctosigmoidectomy
  9. proctosigmoiditis
  10. proctosigmoidoscope
  11. proctosigmoidoscopes

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