单词	proctology
释义	proctology /prɒkˈtɒlədʒi / noun [mass noun] The branch of medicine concerned with the anus and rectum.Colin was skilled over a wide field, though his particular interest was proctology, and it was with this that most of his published work was concerned.... He took up surgery after war service and trained in Birmingham, Worcester, and London, particularly St Mark's, where he developed an interest in proctology. ‘As long as I don't end up in proctology,’ he laughs. Derivatives proctological /prɒktəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l/ adjective ... The lousy, unctuous toad is going to be ‘investigated’ (I hope that includes a proctological examination using a tractor). He compared an appearance on shock jock Don Imus' radio program to a ‘proctological exam without the sexual chemistry.’ And why did the holodeck doors sound like an elephant getting a proctological exam from someone using a cold plumber's snake? proctologist noun ... Initially, the consultant proctologist at St. Margaret's Hospital was optimistic. As the saying goes, you don't hire a proctologist to do brain surgery - even though they're both doctors, they have different specialties. Borrowing the time-honored phrase used by proctologists the world over: You're going to feel some pressure. Origin Late 19th century: from Greek prōktos 'anus' + -logy.
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