proctology

English

Etymology

procto- +‎ -logy = proct- +‎ -ology.

Noun

proctology (uncountable)

1. The branch of medicine dealing with the pathology of the colon, rectum, and anus.
2. (dated) The branch of medicine dealing with the surgery of the colon, rectum, and anus.
3. (surgery) Colorectal surgery as a specialty inside proctology.
4. The department or the building of the hospital or clinic.

Synonyms

• coloproctology

Related terms

• coloproctologist
• proctologist

Translations

branch of medicine (examination)

• Catalan: proctologia f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 直腸病學／直肠病学 (zhíchángbìngxué)

• Esperanto: proktologio
• Finnish: peräsuolioppi, proktologia
• French: proctologie (fr) f
• German: Proktologie (de) f
• Hungarian: proktológia (hu)
• Italian: proctologia (it) f
• Occitan: proctologia f
• Portuguese: proctologia (pt) f
• Romanian: proctologie (ro) f
• Russian: проктоло́гия (ru) f (proktológija)
• Spanish: proctología (es) f
• Swedish: proktologi c
• Ukrainian: проктоло́гія f (proktolóhija)

branch of medicine (surgery)

• German: Gastroenterologische Chirurgie f, Viszeralchirurgie f (generic term)

colorectal surgery (intervention)

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 結腸直腸外科／结肠直肠外科 (jiécháng zhícháng wàikē)

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• Finnish: peräsuolileikkaus
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• German: gastroenterologischer Eingriff m, proktologische Operation f
• Hungarian: proktológiai sebészet
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• Swedish: proktologi c

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• Icelandic: ^{(please verify)} endaþarms- og raufarfræði f