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Definition of Proctalgia
1. Noun. Pain in the rectum.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Proctalgia
Literary usage of Proctalgia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Elements of homoeopathic practice of physic by Joseph Laurie, James S. Douglas (1853)
"proctalgia, or severe pain in the anus, is liable to attack certain individuals
after every exposure to cold ; but it more commonly occurs as symptomatic of ..."
2. The Practice of Medicine by Edwin M Hale (1894)
"proctalgia NEURALGIA OF THE RECTUM. There is no doubt of the existence of a ...
Allingham believes some cases of proctalgia to be a " very intractable form ..."
3. Medical Lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science; Containing a Concise by Robley Dunglison (1854)
"Pain in the amis: generally symptomatic of disease, as of hemorrhoids, scirrhus, Ac.
proctalgia, ... Simplex, proctalgia—p. ..."