proctologist
nounEtymology From proctology + -ist or procto- + -logy + -ist.
1
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
- Derived terms
- coloproctologist
- Related terms
- proctalgia