| 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) |
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| duckbill | 1. <zoology> Any bird of the subfamily Anatinae, family Anatidae. The genera and species are numerous. They are divided into river ducks and sea ducks. Among the former are the common domestic duck (Anas boschas); the wood duck (Aix sponsa); the beautiful mandarin duck of China (Dendronessa galeriliculata); the Muscovy duck, originally of South America (Cairina moschata). Among the sea ducks are the eider, canvasback, scoter, etc. Bombay duck, a small aquatic mammal of Australia, having webbed feet and a bill resembling that of a duck (Ornithorhynchus anatinus). It belongs the subclass Monotremata and is remarkable for laying eggs like a bird or reptile; called also duckbill, platypus, mallangong, mullingong, tambreet, and water mole. 2. A sudden inclination of the bead or dropping of the person, resembling the motion of a duck in water. "Here be, without duck or nod, Other trippings to be trod." (Milton) Origin: OE. Duke, doke. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bivalve speculum | A speculum with two adjustable blades. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| speculum forceps | A tubular forceps for use through a speculum. (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) |
| 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) |
| duck-bill speculum |
A bivalve speculum with wide blades.
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