- The term
speculum,
Latin for "mirror", and its
plural specula, may
refer to:
Speculum (journal), a
journal of
medieval studies published by the Medieval...
- A
speculum (Latin for 'mirror'; pl.:
specula or
speculums) is a
medical tool for
investigating body ****s, with a form
dependent on the **** for...
- The
medieval genre of
speculum literature, po****r from the
twelfth through the
sixteenth centuries, was
inspired by the urge to encomp**** encyclopedic...
- In gynaecology, Cusco's self-retaining
bivalved speculum is a kind of
speculums, used for ****l and
cervical examinations. It has a jaw that
opens up...
- The
Speculum Christiani is a
middle English religious treatise of the
fourteenth century. The
Speculum Christiani has been
described as a
fourteenth century...
- In gynaecology, Sims' ****l
speculum is a double-bladed
surgical instrument used for
examining the **** and cervix. It was
developed by J.
Marion Sims...
-
Speculum metal is a
mixture of
around two-thirds
copper and one-third tin,
making a
white brittle alloy that can be
polished to make a
highly reflective...
- parts: the
Speculum Naturale,
Speculum Doctrinale and
Speculum Historiale. However, all the
printed editions include a
fourth part, the
Speculum Morale,...
- non-disposable Kelly's
rectal speculum,
named after the
American gynecologist Howard Atwood Kelly, is the most
commonly used
speculum for proctoscopy. Some proctoscopes...
-
speculum is a patch,
often distinctly coloured, on the
secondary wing feathers, or remiges, of some birds.
Examples of the colour(s) of the
speculum in...
