procto-

English · Français

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

procto-

Where it comes from

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Ancient Greek πρωκτός (prōktós, “anus”).

prefix proct-

morpheme Dealing with the rectum and anus; anorectal; sometimes also the distal colon.

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"procto-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/procto-. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

procto-. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/procto-

Chicago

"procto-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/procto-.

BibTeX

@misc{procto_2026,
  title = {procto-},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/procto-},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}