proctalgia

English

Etymology

From proct- +‎ -algia.

Noun

proctalgia (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) Pain in the anal or rectal region.
    Hypernym: pain
    Hyponyms: anodynia, rectalgia

See also

  • coccydynia (coccygeal pain)
  • pain in the ass (idiomatically restricted to a different register and generally a figurative meaning)
  • pygalgia (pain in the buttocks, rare, dated)
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