Definition of Proctalgia

1. Noun. Pain in the rectum.

Generic synonyms: Hurting, Pain

Lexicographical Neighbors of Proctalgia

procreations
procreative
procreativeness
procreator
procreators
procrustean
procrustean bed
procrustean beds
procrusteanize
procrusteanized
procrusteanizes
procrusteanizing
procryptic
procs
proctal
proctalgia (current term)
proctectomy
proctitides
proctitis
proctitises
procto-
proctocele
proctocolectomies
proctocolectomy
proctocolitis
proctocracy
proctodaea
proctodaeum
proctodaeums
proctodea

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. ..."

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