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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PROCTITIS

Proc *ti "tis, n. Etym: [NL. , from Gr. -itis.] (Med. )

 

Defn: Inflammation of the rectum.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

proctitis

proc ti tis |präkˈtītis prɑkˈtaɪdɪs | ▶noun Medicine inflammation of the rectum and anus. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Greek prōktos ‘anus ’ + -itis .

 

Oxford Dictionary

proctitis

proctitis |prɒkˈtʌɪtɪs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine inflammation of the rectum and anus. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Greek prōktos ‘anus ’ + -itis .