English
rectoscopy
From recto- + -scopy.
Proto-Italic *rektos
Latin regō ‘to keep or lead straight, to guide’
Latin rēctus ‘right’
Latin rēctō ‘on the right leaf, on the right page’
English recto
Today it means
noun Synonym of proctoscopy.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “rectoscopy”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / rectoscopy