Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z procrastinatory Of or pertaining to procrastination. procrastinatrix A female who procrastinates. procrastine To procrastinate. procrasturbate To procrastinate by masturbating. procrasturbation The act of putting off something important or wasting time by engaging in a leisure activity, particularly masturbation. procreant That procreates. procreate To beget or conceive (offsprings). procreation The process by which an organism produces others of its biological kind procreational Relating to procreation. procreationally In a procreational manner. procreationist Someone who believes that sexual activity should only be done for the purpose of procreation. procreative Having the power to beget; generative. procreativeness The power of generating. procreator One who procreates; a father or mother. procreatory Synonym of procreative. procreatress A female procreator. procreatrix A female procreator. Procris In Ancient Greek mythology, the daughter of Erechtheus, king of Athens, and his wife Praxithea. procrusculum The ambulatory buds of rediae. procrustean Enforcing strict conformity through disregard of individual differences or special circumstances. procrusteanism Standardization without regard for individual differences. procrusteanize To standardize without regard for individual differences. procrusteanly In a procrustean way. Procrustes A celebrated legendary highwayman of Attica, who tied his victims upon an iron bed, and, as the case required, either stretched or cut off their legs to adapt them to its length. procryptic Having colouring that offers protection by concealing against the background. procryptically In a procryptic manner. procrystalline That will convert to a crystalline form proctal Relating to the rectum and/or anus. proctalgia Pain in the anal or rectal region. proctectomy The resection of the rectum and anus. Procter A surname originating as an occupation. procteurynter An instrument for dilating the anus. proctiger The terminal segment of an insect's abdomen, containing the anus. proctitis An inflammation of the anus and the lining of the rectum. proctocele Inversion and prolapse of the mucous coat of the rectum, from relaxation of the sphincter, with swelling. proctoclysis An enema for purposes of rehydration; delivery of fluids via the rectum. proctocolectomy A surgical procedure involving complete excision of the colon and rectum, typically performed to treat severe colorectal disease. proctocolitis The inflammation of the rectum and colon. proctocracy Government or management by “arseholes” (i.e., inconsiderate, obnoxious, or otherwise highly objectionable people). proctodeal Of or pertaining to the proctodeum. proctodeally In a proctodeal manner or direction. proctodeum The back ectodermal part of an alimentary canal. proctodynia A condition of episodic rectal pain, caused by spasm of the levator ani muscle. Also known as levator ani syndrome or as levator syndrome. proctographic Relating to proctography. proctography A dynamic radiologic study that evaluates the anatomy and function of the rectum and pelvic floor during attempted defecation, typically using contrast imaging to assess disorders such as Rectocele or Rectal prolapse. proctolin A particular neuropeptide present in several insects proctolinergic activated by proctolin proctologic Relating to proctology. proctological Relating to proctology. proctologically Regarding proctology, medical care of the anorectal region. proctologist A doctor specializing in the colon, rectum, and anus; an expert in proctology. proctology The branch of medicine dealing with the pathology of the colon, rectum, and anus. proctopathy Any disorder or pathophysiology of the anus and the lining of the rectum, such as proctitis or anorectal cancer. proctophagy The consuming of a mother's excrement (by a young animal) when searching for a teat proctophyllodid Any mite in the family Proctophyllodidae. proctor A person who supervises students as they take an examination, in the United States at the college/university level; often the department secretary, or a fellow/graduate student; an invigilator. proctorage Management by a proctor proctorial Of or pertaining to a proctor or to the office of proctorship. proctorially In a proctorial manner. proctoring Supervision of students as they take an examination. proctorise To summon (a person) before the proctor of a university. proctorling A little or petty proctor. proctorrhea A discharge of mucus from the anus. proctorship The post or office of proctor. proctoscope A tube-like instrument, equipped with a light, used to examine the rectum. proctoscopic Relating to proctoscopy. proctoscopically In a proctoscopic manner: by means of a proctoscope. proctoscopy The examination of the anal cavity, rectum or sigmoid colon by means of a proctoscope. proctosigmoidectomy The surgical removal of the rectum and sigmoid colon to treat serious disease in the lower large intestine. proctosigmoiditis The inflammation of the rectum and sigmoid colon, typically as a limited form of ulcerative colitis. proctosigmoidoscope The instrument used in proctosigmoidoscopy. proctosigmoidoscopic Relating to proctosigmoidoscopy. proctosigmoidoscopically By means of proctosigmoidoscopy. proctosigmoidoscopy An endoscopic examination of the rectum and sigmoid colon using a flexible or rigid scope. proctostomy the surgical creation of an artificial opening into the rectum proctosurgery Surgery of the colon, rectum or anus. proctosurgical Relating to proctosurgery. proctotomy A surgical incision into the rectum, typically performed to gain access for treatment or removal of abnormal tissue, relieve obstruction, or repair injury. proctotrupid Any of the family Proctotrupidae of wasps. proctotrupomorph Any wasp of the former suborder Proctotrupomorpha (now Apocrita) proctress A female proctor. proctuchous Of certain Turbellaria: having the digestive canal furnished with an anal aperture. Proculeian Of or relating to a school of law in Ancient Rome during the 1st and 2nd centuries, more progressive than the Sabinian school. procumbence The quality or degree of being procumbent. procumbent prone or prostrate procumbently In a procumbent manner. procurability The quality of being procurable. procurable Able to be procured. procuracy The office of a procurator. procural The act of procuring something. procurance Acquisition; procurement. procuration The act of procuring; procurement. procurative Of or relating to procurement; procuring. procurator A tax collector. procuratorate The office of a procurator. procuratorial Of or pertaining to a procurator or proctor. procuratorship The role or position of a procurator. procuratory Tending to, or authorizing, procuration. procuratress A female procurator. procure To acquire or obtain. procurement The purchasing department of a company. procurer A person who procures or obtains things procuress A middlewoman: a woman who performs as a go-between, an intermediary. procureur A procurator. procuring The act of procuring, or amount procured. procursive Running forward, as the patient does in certain forms of epilepsy. procurved curved forward procuticle The major portion of the exoskeleton of an insect or arthropod procuticular Relating to a procuticle procyanidin proanthocyanidin procyanidolic That promotes the production of cyanidol procyclic That generates a cycle procyclical Moving in the same direction as the overall state of an economy procyclicality The quality of being procyclical. procyclically In a procyclical fashion. procyclidine An anticholinergic drug mainly used to treat drug-induced parkinsonism, akathisia and acute dystonia. procyclin A protein developed in the surface coating of trypanosomes whilst in the fly vector. procymate A sedative and anxiolytic drug derived from carbamate. procymidone A pesticide often used for killing ferns and nettles. procynosuchid Any cynodont in the family Procynosuchidae. Procyon A star in the constellation Canis Minor; Alpha (α) Canis Minoris. The eighth-brightest star in the night sky. procyonid Any member of the family Procyonidae, a New World family of the order Carnivora, including the raccoons, coatis, kinkajous, olingos, ringtails and cacomistles. procyonine Of, or pertaining to, a raccoon. procytokine A proinflammatory cytokine prod To poke, to push, to touch. Prodanov A transliteration of the Bulgarian surname Проданов (Prodanov). prodd A kind of crossbow used to shoot pebbles or pellets Proddie A Protestant (as termed by Roman Catholics). prodding The act of giving a prod. proddy A Protestant (as termed by Roman Catholics). prodeath pro-choice prodefendant In favour of the defendant in a legal case. prodefensin Any of a class of matrix proteins that are precursors to defensins. prodegenerative That leads to degeneration prodelision A form of elision in which the latter word loses its first vowels. prodelphinidin The polymeric tannins, composed of gallocatechin, that yield delphinidin during depolymerization under oxidative conditions. prodelta The part of a river delta that is furthest offshore and in which deposition is slowest prodeltaic Relating to a prodelta prodemocratic In favour of democracy. prodeportation In favour of deportation. prodepressant That provokes depression prodepressive That promotes depression Prodge The Prodigy, an English electronic music group formed in 1990. Prodger A surname. prodiabetic That promotes diabetes. prodiabetogenic That promotes diabetogenesis Prodicus Greek sophist and pre-Socratic philosopher. prodidomid Any spider in the family Prodidomidae, which is probably really a subfamily of the family Gnaphosidae. prodifferentiation That promotes differentiation prodifferentiative That leads to differentiation