periproct









periproct


periproct [per-uh-prokt] Word Origin noun

  1. (in certain echinoids) that part of the body surface bordering the anus.

Origin of periproct 1875–80; peri- + -proct Greek prōktós anusRelated formsper·i·proc·tal, per·i·proc·tic, per·i·proc·tous, adjective

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