PROCTOLOGIST

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A doctor specializing in diseases of the rectum and anus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("proctologist" is a kind of...):

medical specialist; specialist (practices one branch of medicine)

Derivation:

proctology (the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the colon or rectum or anus)

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