Speculum

  • 61speculum — noun /ˈspɛkjʊləm,ˈspɛkjələm/ a) A medical instrument used during an examination to dilate an orifice. b) A mirror.<!or an instrument based on a mirror. this does not belong here: Specular reflection means reflection as by a mirror (rather than …

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  • 62speculum — (лат.) зеркало, отображение …

    Словарь ботанических терминов

  • 63speculum — {{hw}}{{speculum}}{{/hw}}s. m. (med.) Strumento formato da valve per esplorare le cavità del corpo comunicanti con l esterno …

    Enciclopedia di italiano

  • 64speculum — spec·u·lum || spekjÉ™lÉ™m / jÊŠl n. mirror or reflective surface in optical instruments; medical instrument used to dilate bodily orifices (Medicine); colorful or iridescent patch on the wings of certain birds …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 65spéculum — Instrument d’observation de la cavité vaginale et de l’anus les premiers exemplaires sont mentionnés dans la médecine ayurvédique hindoue, sept siècles avant notre ère qui s’est maintenu depuis des siècles dans sa conception d’origine: un système …

    Dictionnaire de Sexologie

  • 66speculum — n. [L.] 1. Mirror, looking glass. 2. Reflector …

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  • 67speculum — spec·u·lum …

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  • 68speculum — n.; pl. specula a metal instrument for inserting into and holding open a cavity of the body, such as the vagina, rectum, or nasal orifice, in order that the interior may be examined …

    The new mediacal dictionary

  • 69speculum — spec•u•lum [[t]ˈspɛk yə ləm[/t]] n. pl. la( lə), lums. 1) opt a mirror or reflector, esp. one of polished metal, as on a reflecting telescope 2) srg a medical instrument for rendering a part accessible to observation, as by enlarging an orifice… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 70speculum — /ˈspɛkjələm/ (say spekyuhluhm) noun (plural specula /ˈspɛkjələ/ (say spekyuhluh) or speculums) 1. a mirror or reflector, especially one of polished metal, as on a reflecting telescope. 2. Surgery an instrument for rendering a part accessible to… …