proctosigmoidoscopy etymology

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

Detailed word origin of proctosigmoidoscopy

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
procto- English (eng) Dealing with the colon, rectum and anus.
sigmoidoscopy English (eng)
proctosigmoidoscopy English (eng) A combined proctoscopy and sigmoidoscopy.

Words with the same origin as proctosigmoidoscopy

Descendants of procto-
proctalgia proctectomy proctitis proctocele proctocolectomy proctocolitis proctocracy proctography proctology proctoscope proctosurgery proctosurgical proctotomy