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Look up: Speculum


  1. speculum
    Latin, meaning: mirror.
    Found op http://archives.nd.edu/sss.htm

  2. speculum
    [n] - a mirror (especially one made of polished metal) for use in an optical instrument 2. [n] - a medical instrument for dilating a bodily passage or cavity in order to examine the interior
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=speculum

  3. Speculum
    A copper-tin alloy with 33 to 45% of tin that has very high optical reflectivity when polished. Used in Gaul and Britain during the period around the time of Caesar's invasion.
    Found op http://www.diracdelta.co.uk/science/source/s/p/speculum/source.html

  4. Speculum
    Instrument used to hold the vagina open during an internal examination. Enables the doctor to see the cervix clearly.
    Found op http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/utilities/glossary/index.htm?search=s

  5. Speculum
    an instrument that holds an opening of the body open so that an examination can be performed or a sample can be taken
    Found op http://www.medichecks.com/glossary.cfm?ltr=S

  6. Speculum
    Speculum: An instrument used to widen an opening to look within a passage or a cavity. For example, a speculum may be used to widen the opening of the vagina so that the cervix is more easily visible. Other examples include the nasal speculum to look up into the nostrils and the ear speculum to look...
    Found op http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.html?articlekey=5522

  7. Speculum
    Spec'u·lum noun ; plural Latin Specula , English Speculum . [ Latin , from specere to look, behold. See Spy .] 1. A mirror, or looking-glass; especially, a metal mirror, as in Greek and Roman archæology.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/158

  8. 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 d...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?speculum

  9. speculum
    noun a medical instrument for dilating a bodily passage or cavity in order to examine the interior
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=speculum

  10. speculum
    (spek´u-lәm) an instrument for opening or distending a body orifice or cavity to permit visual inspection. bivalve speculum one with two blades that are adjustable. rectal speculum one that enlarges the diameter of the rectum for an examination. ...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001



  1. Speculum
    • (n.) A bright and lustrous patch of color 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. • (n.) A reflector of polished metal, especially one used in...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/speculum/

  2. Speculum
    [journal] Speculum: A Journal of Medieval Studies is a quarterly academic journal published by the Medieval Academy of America. It was established in 1926. The journal`s primary focus is on the time period from 500-1500 in Western Europe, but also on related subjects such as Byzantine, Hebre...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speculum_(journal)

  3. Speculum
    [medical] A speculum (Latin for "mirror"; plural specula or speculums) is a medical tool for investigating body cavities, with a form dependent on the body cavity for which it is designed. In old texts, the speculum may also be referred to as a diopter or dioptra. Like an endoscope, a specul...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speculum_(medical)

  4. speculum
    A brittle white alloy of two parts copper to one part tin that takes a very high polish and was used for telescope mirrors until the late nineteenth century. The manufacture of speculum mirrors reached its apex with William Parsons, third Earl of Rosse, who managed to produce several 36-inch (91-cm)...
    Found op http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/S/speculum.html

  5. Speculum
    A plastic or metal instrument that doctors use to separate the walls of the vagina during an internal exam. The vagina, uterus and cervix are easily seen once the speculum is in place.
    Found op http://www.pregnology.com/AZ/S/4

  6. Speculum
    (Lat. mirror) In ordinary language a mirror. Special meanings in optics, astronomy, surgery, and in ornithology. In medieval philosophy, mind is the speculum of nature and God. -- V F.
    Found op http://www.ditext.com/runes/s.html

  7. Speculum
    A speculum is an instrument for temporarily stretching a cavity of the body so that a physician may examine the deeper parts.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/ES.HTM

  8. speculum
    Type: Term Pronunciation: spek′yū-lŭm, -lă Definitions: 1. An instrument for exposing the opening of any canal or cavity to facilitate inspection of its interior.
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=83388

  9. speculum
    An instrument used to widen an opening of the body to make it easier to look inside.
    Found op http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary?expand=S

  10. Speculum
    An iridescent patch of color on the wings of certain ducks and other birds (Morris 1992
    Found op http://imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/bio/glsry.htm

  11. speculum
    1) Latin
    Found op mirror 2) Mirror

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