procto-
(ˈprɒktəʊ)
before a vowel proct-, combining form of Gr. πρωκτός anus; used to form modern scientific terms, chiefly medical and surgical, rarely zoological. ‖ procˈtagra [Gr. ἄγρα seizure], = next (Dunglison 1853). ‖ procˈtalgia [Gr. ἄλγος pain], pain in the anus; so procˈtalgy. ‖ proctaˈtresia [Gr. ἀτρησία imperforation], imperforation of the anus (Dunglison 1842); so ˈproctatresy. procˈtectomy [Gr. ἐκτοµή excision], excision of the rectum (Syd. Soc. Lex.). procˈtitis [-itis], inflammation of the rectum and anus. ˈproctocele (-siːl) [Gr. κήλη tumour], prolapse of the mucous membrane of the rectum through the anus (Dunglison 1842). ˌproctocyˈstotomy, cystotomy performed through the anterior wall of the rectum; so proctoˈcystotome, an instrument designed for this operation (Mayne Expos. Lex. 1858). ‖ proctoˈdæum Embryol. [Gr. ὁδαῖος that is on or by the road], the posterior portion of the digestive tract, beginning as an invagination of the epiblast; hence proctoˈdæal a. ‖ proctoˈdynia [Gr. ὀδύνη pain] = proctalgia (Dunglison 1857). ‖ procˈtoncus [Gr. ὄγκος swelling], a swelling of or near the anus (Dunglison 1853). ˌproctopaˈralysis, paralysis of the muscles of the rectum (Dunglison 1853). ˈproctoplasty [-plasty], plastic surgery of the anal region; so proctoˈplastic a. (Syd. Soc. Lex.). ˌproctoˈpolypus [polypus 2], anal polypus (Mayne 1858). ‖ proctoˈptoma [Gr. πτῶµα fall], = proctocele (Dunglison 1857). ‖ proctopˈtosis [Gr. πτῶσις a falling] = prec. ‖ proctoˈrrhagia [see hæmorrhagy], hæmorrhage from the anus (Dunglison 1853). procˈtorrhaphy [Gr. ῥαϕή suture], suture of the rectum close to the anus (Billings 1890). ‖ proctoˈrrhœa [Gr. ῥοία flux], a morbid discharge from the anus (Hooper Med. Dict. 1811). ˈproctoscope [-scope], a rectal speculum; procˈtoscopy, use of, or examination with, a proctoscope; hence proctoˈscopic a. procˈtotomy [Gr. τοµή cutting], incision of the rectum (Mayne 1858); so ˈproctotome, an instrument for this operation (Billings 1890). ˈproctotrete [Gr. τρητός perforated], a S. American iguanoid lizard of the genus Proctotrētus (Cent. Dict. 1890). procˈtuchous a. [Gr. ἔχειν to have], having an anus; applied to one division of turbellarians, the Proctūcha, as distinguished from the Aprocta (Cent. Dict. 1890).
| 1811 Hooper Med. Dict., *Proctalgia,..a violent pain at the anus. It is mostly symptomatic of some disease, as piles,..&c. |
| 1858 Mayne Expos. Lex., Proctalgia.., *proctalgy. |
| Ibid., Proctatresia.., *proctatresy. |
| 1811 Hooper Med. Dict., *Proctitis,..inflammation of..the lower part of the rectum. 1866 A. Flint Princ. Med. (1880) 431 Proctitis occurs from the action of local causes, and may simulate dysentery. |
| 1888 F. E. Beddard in Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 680/1 The terminal section of the intestine is formed by the *proctodæal invagination. |
| 1878 Bell Gegenbaur's Comp. Anat. p. xiv, The corresponding passage leading from the anus I..propose to call the ‘*proctodæum’. 1904 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 17 Dec. 1632/2 Both cavities—the postanal gut and the proctodeum—are actively growing. |
| 1896 Mathews' Med. Q. III. 203 A little practice in Kelly's method teaches the operator how to carry the end of the *proctoscope away from the prostate. |
| 1902 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 19 July 170/2 A few days later I examined with the proctoscope. 1904 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 3 Dec. 1505/2 The electric proctoscope enables the lower bowel to be examined by the eye without difficulty to a height of 30 centimetres. |
| 1896 Mathews' Med. Q. III. 208 The *proctoscopic mirror faces the operator. 1902 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 19 July 170/2 Proctoscopic examination. |
| 1896 Mathews' Med. Q. III. 332 A central aperture, which..escaped my own digital perception..and was not discovered until subsequently revealed by *proctoscopy. 1977 Lancet 21 May 1085/1 The diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease was..confirmed at proctoscopy. |