proctocele

English

Etymology

procto- +‎ -cele

Noun

proctocele (uncountable)

(medicine) Inversion and prolapse of the mucous coat of the rectum, from relaxation of the sphincter, with swelling.^[1]

References

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1839, Robley Dunglison, “PROCTOCELE”, in Medical Lexicon. A New Dictionary of Medical Science, […], 2nd edition, Philadelphia, Pa.: Lea and Blanchard, successors to Carey and Co., →OCLC:

Further reading

“proctocele”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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