"proctoscope" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: proctoscopes [plural]
Etymology: From procto- + -scope. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|procto|scope}} procto- + -scope Head templates: {{en-noun}} proctoscope (plural proctoscopes)
  1. a tube-like instrument, equipped with a light, used to examine the rectum; a rectoscope. Related terms: proctoscopy

Inflected forms

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