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proctology

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌpɹɒkˈtɒləd͡ʒɪ/
  • prŏk-tŏl′-ə-jē
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The branch of medicine dealing with the pathology of the colon, rectum, and anus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The branch of medicine dealing with the surgery of the colon, rectum, and anus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated, uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Colorectal surgery as a specialty inside proctology.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery

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4

noun

Meaning 4

The department or the building of the hospital or clinic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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5

noun

Meaning 5

the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the colon or rectum or anus

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: medicine, medical specialty

History

Etymology

From procto- + -logy or proct- + -ology.

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: проктология (proktologija) — branch of medicine (examination)
  • Bulgarian: колопроктология (koloproktologija) — branch of medicine (examination)
  • Catalan: proctologia — branch of medicine (examination)
  • Chinese Mandarin: 直腸病學 /直肠病学 (zhíchángbìngxué) — branch of medicine (examination)
  • Esperanto: proktologio — branch of medicine (examination)
  • Finnish: peräsuolioppi — branch of medicine (examination)
  • Finnish: proktologia — branch of medicine (examination)
  • French: proctologie — branch of medicine (examination)
  • Galician: proctoloxía — branch of medicine (examination)
  • German: Proktologie — branch of medicine (examination)
  • Hungarian: proktológia — branch of medicine (examination)
  • Italian: proctologia — branch of medicine (examination)
  • Occitan: proctologia — branch of medicine (examination)
  • Portuguese: proctologia — branch of medicine (examination)
  • Romanian: proctologie — branch of medicine (examination)
  • Russian: проктоло́гия (proktológija) — branch of medicine (examination)
  • Russian: колопроктология (koloproktologija) — branch of medicine (examination)
  • Spanish: proctología — branch of medicine (examination)
  • Swedish: proktologi — branch of medicine (examination)
  • Ukrainian: проктоло́гія (proktolóhija) — branch of medicine (examination)
  • German: Gastroenterologische Chirurgie — branch of medicine (surgery)
  • German: Viszeralchirurgie — branch of medicine (surgery)
  • Chinese Mandarin: 結腸直腸外科 /结肠直肠外科 (jiécháng zhícháng wàikē) — colorectal surgery (intervention)
  • Finnish: peräsuolileikkaus — colorectal surgery (intervention)
  • German: gastroenterologischer Eingriff — colorectal surgery (intervention)
  • German: proktologische Operation — colorectal surgery (intervention)
  • Hungarian: proktológiai sebészet — colorectal surgery (intervention)
  • Swedish: proktologi — colorectal surgery (intervention)