A physician who specializes in the study of the anus and the rectum is called a:

A) proctalgia.
B) proctology.
C) proctologist.
D) proctoplasty.


C
Explanation: A) Proctalgia is pain in the anus and rectum.
B) Proctology is the study of the anus and rectum.
C) Correct.
D) Proctoplasty is a surgical repair of the anus and rectum.

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