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proctologic

(prŏk″tō-lŏj′ĭk) [″ + logos, word, reason] Pert. to proctology.

proctologist

(prok-tol′ŏ-jĭst) [proctology + -ist] A dated term for a surgeon whose practice is restricted to the rectum and anus. SEE: colorectal surgeon.

proctology

(prŏk-tŏl′ō-jē) The phase of medicine dealing with treatment of diseases of the colon, rectum, and anus.

proctoscope

(prŏk′tă-skōp″) [″ + ″] An instrument used to inspect the rectum visually.

proctoscopy

(prŏk-tŏs′kō-pē) Inspection of the rectum with a proctoscope.

proctosigmoiditis

(prŏk″tō-sĭg″moyd-ī′ tĭs) [″ + ″ + eidos, form, shape, + itis, inflammation] Inflammation of the rectum and sigmoid.

proctosigmoidoscopy

(prok″tō-sig″moy″ dos′kō-pē) [procto- + sigmoidoscopy] Visual examination of the rectum and sigmoid colon. SYN: anosigmoidoscopy.

procumbent

(prō-kŭm′bĕnt) [L. procumbens, lying down] Prone.

procure

(prō-kūr′) [L. procurare, to take care of] To obtain, e.g., an organ from a donor. SYN: procurement.

prodigiosin

(prō-dĭj-ē-ō′sĭn) A bright red pigmented chemical synthesized by Serratia marcescens and several other bacteria. It is cytotoxic and antibacterial.

prodroma

(prah′drŏ-mă, prō-drō′măt-ă) pl. prodromata. Prodrome.

prodromal

(prō-drō′măl) [Gr. prodromos, running before] Pert. to the initial stage of a disease; the interval between the earliest symptoms and the appearance of a rash or fever.

prodromal dementia

Mild cognitive impairment.

prodrome

(prō′drōm″) [L. prodromus fr. Gr. prodromos, running forward, guiding] A symptom indicative or warning of an approaching disease. SYN: prodroma. prodromal (prō′drō′măl), adj.

prodrug

(prō′drŭg″) An inert drug that becomes active only after it is transformed or metabolized by the body.

 carrier p. A prodrug that is transiently attached to another chemical used to ferry it to its target or in other ways improve its bioavailability and kinetics. SYN: carrier-linked p.

 carrier-linked p. Carrier prodrug.

product

(prod′ŭkt) [L. productum, result (in arithmetic)] Anything that is made; also, the resulting compound after the reaction of two chemical substances. Particular reactions are listed under the first word. SEE: e.g., decay product; pressure-time product; substitution product.

production

(prō-dŭk′shŭn) Development or formation of a substance.

productive

(prō-dŭk′tĭv) Forming, esp. new tissue.

productive burping

The backflow (vomiting) of food from the upper pouch of a patient who has a ...