proctoscope etymology

English word proctoscope comes from English -scope, English procto- (Dealing with the colon, rectum and anus.)

Detailed word origin of proctoscope

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-scope English (eng) Used to make terms denoting an instrument used for viewing or examination.
procto- English (eng) Dealing with the colon, rectum and anus.
proctoscope English (eng) A tube-like instrument, equipped with a light, used to examine the rectum; a rectoscope.

Words with the same origin as proctoscope

Descendants of -scope
Teslascope angioscope antroscope bioscope chromascope cymoscope embryoscope endoscope finderscope fluoroscopically hydroscope hypnoscope kaleidoscope laryngoscope leucoscope nightscope oscilloscope periscope pharyngoscope polemoscope pseudoscope spectroscope spectroscopic binary spiroscope thermoscopic
Descendants of procto-
proctalgia proctectomy proctitis proctocele proctocolectomy proctocolitis proctocracy proctography proctology proctosigmoidoscopy proctosurgery proctosurgical proctotomy