(thing) by alex.tan Mon Jul 10 2000 at 9:37:02

An instrument used for dilating and visually inspecting the rectum/anal canal, used by doctors and especially by proctologists.

A proctoscope has a shorter reach than either a sigmoidoscope or a colonoscope and is only really useful for seeing changes in the anus and rectum.

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