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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A medical practitioner who makes a specialty of diseases of the rectum and anus.

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  • noun A doctor specializing in the colon, rectum and anus, an expert in proctology.

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  • noun a doctor specializing in diseases of the rectum and anus

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proctology +‎ -ist

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