Term: proctoscopy: visual examination of the rectum and the end of the colon by means of a proctoscope
Candidate hypernym: examination: the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes) → 1
Candidate hypernym: megacolon: an abnormal enlargement of the colon; can be congenital (as in Hirschsprung's disease) or acquired (as when children refuse to defecate) → 0
Candidate hypernym: housemaid's knee: swelling of the bursa in the knee (due to trauma or excessive kneeling) → 0
Candidate hypernym: memory: an electronic memory device → 0
Candidate hypernym: facetiousness: playful humor → 0
Candidate hypernym: social anthropology: the branch of anthropology that deals with human culture and society → 0
Candidate hypernym: statute of limitations: a statute prescribing the time period during which legal action can be taken → 0
Candidate hypernym: candlepin: a bowling pin that is thin by comparison with a tenpin → 0
Candidate hypernym: deliberative assembly: an assembly of people for the purpose of unhurried consideration and discussion → 0
Candidate hypernym: dry plate: a former photographic method that used a glass plate coated with a light-sensitive gelatinous emulsion → 0
Candidate hypernym: tonnage: a tax imposed on ships that enter the US; based on the tonnage of the ship → 0