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Where does “proctology” come from?

proctology (English) comes from English -logy, from French -logie, from Latin -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ.

proctology (English): The branch of medicine dealing with the pathology...

Definitions

  1. The branch of medicine dealing with the pathology...

Ancestry of “proctology”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-logyA branch of learning; a study of a particular...
2French-logie-logy
3Latin-logia-logy; the study of
4Ancient Greek-λογῐ́ᾱ—

Words derived from “proctology”

  • proctologist
  • proctological
  • proctologic
  • coloproctology
  • coloproctologist
  • coloproctological
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