proctology

English

Etymology

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

Noun

proctology (uncountable)

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

Synonyms

coloproctology

Related terms

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
French: please add this translation if you can
German: gastroenterologischer Eingriff m, proktologische Operation f
Hungarian: proktológiai sebészet
Italian: please add this translation if you can
Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
Russian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: please add this translation if you can
Swedish: proktologi c

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