Meanings
nounproctologist (plural proctologists)
plural proctologists
- A doctor specializing in the colon, rectum, and anus; an expert in proctology.
The referral was to a proctologist to treat the hemorrhoids.
Synonyms: rear admiral
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA doctor specializing in the colon, rectum, and anus; an expert in proctology.
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Origin
From proctology + -ist or procto- + -logy + -ist.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian проктолог, колопроктолог
- проктолог (proktolog)expert in proctology
- колопроктолог (koloproktolog)expert in proctology
Catalan proctòleg, proctòloga
- proctòlegexpert in proctology
- proctòlogaexpert in proctology
French proctologue
- proctologueexpert in proctology
German Proktologe, Proktologin
- Proktologeexpert in proctology
- Proktologinexpert in proctology
Greek πρωκτολόγος
- πρωκτολόγος (proktológos)expert in proctology
Hungarian proktológus
- proktológusexpert in proctology
Italian proctologo, proctologa
- proctologoexpert in proctology
- proctologaexpert in proctology
Polish proktolog
- proktologexpert in proctology
Portuguese proctólogo, proctóloga
- proctólogoexpert in proctology
- proctólogaexpert in proctology
Romanian proctolog, proctologă
- proctologexpert in proctology
- proctologăexpert in proctology
Russian прокто́лог
- прокто́лог (proktólog)expert in proctology
Spanish proctólogo
- proctólogoexpert in proctology
Swedish proktolog
- proktologexpert in proctology
Ukrainian прокто́лог
- прокто́лог (proktóloh)expert in proctology
Cite this entry
APA
proctologist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proctologist
MLA
“proctologist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proctologist. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “proctologist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proctologist.
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