proctoscope

1 8.4

A small medical tool used to look inside the rectum

noun
/ˈprɒktəˌskoʊp/

Specialized

: proctoscopio

As I speak, FBI agents are so far up in Trump's business that they're reading his emails with a proctoscope.

Examples

"Have you recently had a proctoscope, uh, inserted into your..."

Who Killed the Electric Car? (2006)
An awkward position is what you're going to be in... ...when the FBI is shining a proctoscope... ...up your big fat ass!

Big Trouble (2002)
That'll conjure up an image of the entire human race being chased by aliens with atomic proctoscopes!" Caven glanced at the president, then Lil.

Fiction book (2001)
The doctor used a proctoscope to examine the patient's rectum for any signs of issues.
During the medical exam, the nurse explained how a proctoscope is used for looking inside the rectum.
After experiencing discomfort, he scheduled an appointment for a proctoscope examination with his physician.

How Invasive

colonoscope

Specialized

1 7.5

sigmoidoscope

Specialized

1 8.7

proctoscope

Specialized

1 8.4

Surface Forms

proctoscope singular

proctoscopes plural

Morphology

proctoscope = scope (opaque) = procto + scope

The base word 'scope' is recognizable, but the medical combining form 'procto-' is specialized and does not transparently yield the meaning 'an instrument for examining the rectum' for an average learner.

Etymology

The word proctoscope comes from Greek parts: procto- meaning 'rectum' and -scope meaning 'to look', the same -scope you see in telescope and microscope. So a proctoscope is a tool for 'looking' into the rectum.