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PROCTOSCOPY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Visual examination of the rectum and the end of the colon by means of a proctoscope
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("proctoscopy" is a kind of...):
endoscopy (visual examination of the interior of a hollow body organ by use of an endoscope)