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单词 proctology
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Definition of proctology in English:

proctology

noun prɒkˈtɒlədʒiprɑkˈtɑlədʒi
mass noun
  • The branch of medicine concerned with the anus and rectum.

    直肠病学

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Fallon is a bit more socially outgoing and quick on his feet, and his ‘hobby’ is something that Barrymore is accepting of and tries to work around, even when it's more obtrusive than the average proctology exam.
    • NBC'S bubbly proctology preacher, who chugged a laxative cocktail before the eyes of millions, is promoting early detection of colon cancer.
    • He took up surgery after war service and trained in Birmingham, Worcester, and London, particularly St Mark's, where he developed an interest in proctology.
    • Colin was skilled over a wide field, though his particular interest was proctology, and it was with this that most of his published work was concerned.
    • ‘As long as I don't end up in proctology,’ he laughs.

Derivatives

  • proctological

  • adjectiveprɒktəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l
    • The lousy, unctuous toad is going to be ‘investigated’ (I hope that includes a proctological examination using a tractor).
      Example sentencesExamples
      • And why did the holodeck doors sound like an elephant getting a proctological exam from someone using a cold plumber's snake?
      • He compared an appearance on shock jock Don Imus' radio program to a ‘proctological exam without the sexual chemistry.’
  • proctologist

  • noun
    • Borrowing the time-honored phrase used by proctologists the world over: You're going to feel some pressure.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Initially, the consultant proctologist at St. Margaret's Hospital was optimistic.
      • Senior Black women and men should work in a visit to the proctologist every five years to prevent colon cancer.
      • Being the biggest comic-sceptic in the world, the thought of seeing a film that had even the fan-boys moaning filled me with the type of dread anyone else would reserve for a proctologist appointment.
      • As the saying goes, you don't hire a proctologist to do brain surgery - even though they're both doctors, they have different specialties.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Greek prōktos 'anus' + -logy.

Definition of proctology in US English:

proctology

nounpräkˈtäləjēprɑkˈtɑlədʒi
  • The branch of medicine concerned with the anus and rectum.

    直肠病学

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He took up surgery after war service and trained in Birmingham, Worcester, and London, particularly St Mark's, where he developed an interest in proctology.
    • Fallon is a bit more socially outgoing and quick on his feet, and his ‘hobby’ is something that Barrymore is accepting of and tries to work around, even when it's more obtrusive than the average proctology exam.
    • ‘As long as I don't end up in proctology,’ he laughs.
    • Colin was skilled over a wide field, though his particular interest was proctology, and it was with this that most of his published work was concerned.
    • NBC'S bubbly proctology preacher, who chugged a laxative cocktail before the eyes of millions, is promoting early detection of colon cancer.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Greek prōktos ‘anus’ + -logy.

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