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PROCTOTOMY

\pɹɒktˈɒtəmɪ], \pɹɒktˈɒtəmɪ], \p_ɹ_ɒ_k_t_ˈɒ_t_ə_m_ɪ]\

Definitions of PROCTOTOMY

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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An incision into the rectum, as for the division of a stricture.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

An incision, for the relief of a stricture or for any other purpose, into the rectum.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

Surgical opening of rectal walls.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

Incision of the rectum; division of a rectal stricture.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

Incision of the anus or rectum. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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