| speculum | Origin: L, fr. Specere to look, behold. See Spy. 1. A mirror, or looking-glass; especially, a metal mirror, as in Greek and Roman archaeology. 2. A reflector of polished metal, especially one used in reflecting telescopes. See Speculum metal, below. 3. <surgery> An instrument for dilating certain passages of the body, and throwing light within them, thus facilitating examination or surgical operations. 4. <ornithology> A bright and lustrous patch of colour found on the wings of ducks and some other birds. It is usually situated on the distal portions of the secondary quills, and is much more brilliant in the adult male than in the female. Speculum metal, a hard, brittle alloy used for making the reflectors of telescopes and other instruments, usually consisting of copper and tin in various proportions, one of the best being that in which there are 126.4 parts of copper to 58.9 parts of tin, with sometimes a small proportion of arsenic, antimony, or zinc added to improve the whiteness. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| speculum forceps | A tubular forceps for use through a speculum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bivalve speculum | A speculum with two adjustable blades. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Pedersen's speculum | A narrow flat speculum used in vaginas with a narrow introitus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Cooke's speculum | A three-pronged speculum for rectal examinations and operations. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stop-speculum | A dilating speculum, as a speculum of the eyelids, which is provided with a catch to prevent its being opened too wide. (05 Mar 2000) |
| duckbill speculum | A bivalve speculum, the blades of which are broad and flattened, resembling a duck's bill, used in inspection of the vagina and cervix. (05 Mar 2000) |
| eye speculum | An instrument for keeping the eyelids apart during inspection of or operation on the eye. Synonym: blepharostat. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Kelly's rectal speculum | A tubular speculum with obturator for rectal examination. (05 Mar 2000) |
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a mirror (especially one made of polished metal) for use in an optical instrument a medical instrument for dilating a bodily passage or cavity in order to examine the interior
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An instrument used to widen an opening of the body to make it easier to look inside.
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an instrument that holds an opening of the body open so that an examination can be performed or a sample can be taken
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An instrument used to hold open the sides of the vagina during a pelvic exam and other procedures.
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a patch located on the wings of certain birds, butterflies, and moths; on ducks, the speculum is usually a bright or metallic color, while on butterflies and moths it may be transparent; the speculum, if present, can be used as an identification mark in the field
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| speculum | a medical instrument for dilating a bodily passage or cavity in order to examine the interior |
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| speculum | a mirror (especially one made of polished metal) for use in an optical instrument |
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