Where does “procto-” come from?
procto- (English) comes from Ancient Greek πρωκτός, from Proto-Indo-European preHḱt-.
procto- (English): Dealing with the colon, rectum and anus
Definitions
- Dealing with the colon, rectum and anus
Ancestry of “procto-”, step by step
Words derived from “procto-”
- proctocolectomy
- proctoscopy
- proctoscope
- proctocolitis
- proctography
- proctology
- proctosigmoidoscopy
- proctological
- proctosigmoiditis
- proctographic
- proctologic
- coloproctology
- proctoclysis
- proctotomy
- proctocele
- proctodynia
- proctosigmoidoscopic
- proctosigmoidectomy
- proctosurgical
- proctosurgery
- panproctocolectomy
- coloproctostomy
- eproctophile
- eproctophilia