proctoscopen.
/ˈprɒktəskəʊp/, U.S. /ˈprɑktəˌskoʊp/ Medicine.
An instrument used for visual examination of the rectum.
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tendiculec1425
speculum1598
dilatator1611
dilatatory1611
dilater1634
dilator1688
diopter1706
quadrivalve1852
duck-bill speculum1879
proctoscope1896
the world > health and disease > healing > diagnosis or prognosis > examination > [noun] > by physical means > of specific parts or using specific instruments > specific examining instruments
speculum1598
diopter1706
otoscope1853
stomatoscope1853
laparoscope1855
cardioscope1856
sphygmoscope1856
stereoscope1857
laryngoscope1860
pharyngoscope1861
rhinoscope1861
autolaryngoscope1863
vaginoscope1863
oesophagoscope1868
photophore1871
rectoscope1871
endoscope1872
autoscope1873
glottiscope1876
polyscope1878
duck-bill speculum1879
tracer1882
diaphanoscope1883
gastroscope1888
cystoscope1889
kinetoskotoscope1896
photoscope1896
proctoscope1896
bronchoscope1899
sigmoidoscope1900
arthroscope1925
peritoneoscope1939
toposcope1951
fibrescope1954
mediastinoscope1966
fetoscope1968
angioscope1980
1896 Mathews' Med. Q. 3 203 A little practice in Kelly's method teaches the operator how to carry the end of the proctoscope away from the prostate.
1942 Amer. Jrnl. Surg. 56 414 Attempts to pass a proctoscope beyond the rectosigmoid junction produced considerable pain.
1973 K. Williams Diary 9 May (1993) 449 Mr Mulvaney examined me & the proctoscope was agony.
1993 N.Y. Times 7 Nov. i. 26/5 Gastroenterologists had been receiving $50 or $60 peering into the colon with the rigid proctoscope, but then the technology changed.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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