English Explanatory Dictionary

procto-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. Dealing with the rectum and anus; anorectal; sometimes also the distal colon.

Word forms

procto- proct-

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek πρωκτός (prōktós) English procto- From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Ancient Greek πρωκτός (prōktós, “anus”).

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