procto- /prok-tə-, -tō- or -to-/ or (before a vowel) proct- /prokt-/

Denoting rectum or anus

proctalgia /-alˈji-ə/ noun

(see -algia) neuralgic pain in the rectum

proctīˈtis noun

Inflammation of the rectum

proctodaeˈal /-tō-dēˈəl or -tə-/ adjective

proctodaeˈum noun

(Gr hodaios on the way) the posterior part of the alimentary canal, formed embryonically by invagination of the ectoderm

proctolˈogist noun

proctolˈogy noun

The medical study and treatment of the anus and rectum

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