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How to pronounce proctology in English?

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Type Words
Type of medical specialty, medicine
Derivation proctologist

Examples of proctology

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The entire book takes place on the proctology unit as she recovers from surgery.
From the nytimes.com
Irynakhty, of the tenth dynasty, c. 2125 B.C., was a court physician specialising in gastroenterology and proctology.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Yes, that was Bill cracking jokes during his press conferences, something he normally approaches with the same degree of joy as a proctology exam.
From the bostonherald.com
The fact that while you're getting a lesson in airport proctology, the Obama administration still refuses to use profiling to protect us from the likeliest terror suspects?
From the bostonherald.com
In other countries, certification to practice proctology is given to surgeons at the end of a 2-3 year subspecialty residency by the country's board of surgery.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The field is also known as proctology, but the latter term is now used infrequently within medicine, and is most often employed to identify practices relating to the anus and rectum in particular.
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More examples
  • The branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the colon or rectum or anus
  • (proctologist) a doctor specializing in diseases of the rectum and anus
  • (Proctologist) (prahk-TAW-luh-jist)
  • (Proctologist) head doctor. "Ma took me to see the school proctologist when I was a kid 'cause she thought I had lernin disbilties."
  • (Proctologist) n.: A doctor who puts in a hard day at the orifice.
  • Diagnosis and treatment of anus and rectum and their diseases.