proctotomy

From procto- +‎ -tomy.

proctotomy (plural proctotomies)

1. (surgery) A surgical incision into the rectum, typically performed to gain access for treatment or removal of abnormal tissue, relieve obstruction, or repair injury.

• colotomy
• rectotomy

• “proctotomy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.