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proctologist

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A doctor specializing in the colon, rectum, and anus; an expert in proctology.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The referral was to a proctologist to treat the hemorrhoids.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a doctor specializing in diseases of the rectum and anus

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: specialist, medical specialist

History

Etymology

From proctology + -ist or procto- + -logy + -ist.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: проктолог (proktolog) — expert in proctology
  • Bulgarian: колопроктолог (koloproktolog) — expert in proctology
  • Catalan: proctòleg — expert in proctology
  • Catalan: proctòloga — expert in proctology
  • French: proctologue — expert in proctology
  • German: Proktologe — expert in proctology
  • German: Proktologin — expert in proctology
  • Greek: πρωκτολόγος (proktológos) — expert in proctology
  • Hungarian: proktológus — expert in proctology
  • Italian: proctologo — expert in proctology
  • Italian: proctologa — expert in proctology
  • Polish: proktolog — expert in proctology
  • Portuguese: proctólogo — expert in proctology
  • Portuguese: proctóloga — expert in proctology
  • Romanian: proctolog — expert in proctology
  • Romanian: proctologă — expert in proctology
  • Russian: прокто́лог (proktólog) — expert in proctology
  • Spanish: proctólogo — expert in proctology
  • Swedish: proktolog — expert in proctology
  • Ukrainian: прокто́лог (proktóloh) — expert in proctology