Meaning

4 senses
  1. (uncountable)The branch of medicine dealing with the pathology of the colon, rectum, and anus.

    Proktologie

    проктоло́гияproktológija, колопроктологияkoloproktologija

    проктоло́гіяproktolóhija

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

  2. (dated, uncountable)The branch of medicine dealing with the surgery of the colon, rectum, and anus.

    Gastroenterologische Chirurgie, Viszeralchirurgie

  3. (uncountable)Colorectal surgery as a specialty inside proctology.

    gastroenterologischer Eingriff, proktologische Operation

  4. (uncountable)The department or the building of the hospital or clinic.

Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
branch of medicine (examination):
Русский
By meaning 1
branch of medicine (examination):
Deutsch
By meaning 3
branch of medicine (examination):
branch of medicine (surgery):
colorectal surgery (intervention):

Origin

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

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

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