Crossword-Solution: SPECULUM
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Speculum | pl. | of Speculum |
| Speculum | n. | A mirror, or looking-glass; especially, a metal mirror, as in Greek and Roman archaeology. |
| Speculum | n. | A reflector of polished metal, especially one used in reflecting telescopes. See Speculum metal, below. |
| Speculum | n. | An instrument for dilating certain passages of the body, and throwing light within them, thus facilitating examination or surgical operations. |
| 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. |
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| Medical instrument used for opening a body passage for inspection | 1 answer |
| medical instrument for examining body cavities | 1 answer |
| Mirror | 32 answers |
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One who, or that which, eats.
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Sentences with SPECULUM (5)
Reflectors for Taking Views.—There have been excellent cameras introduced for taking views, but the time of exposure, which is increased in proportion to the focal length, is considered an objection; consequently many adhere to the old plan of using the speculum, or rather, substitute a mirror.
The varieties containing the higher proportions of tin are brittle, as in bell metal and speculum metal.
What is that central intelligence? You may fit up your dogmatic scientist with a 300-diameter microscope, and with a telescope with a six-foot speculum, but neither near nor far can he get a trace of that great driving power.
His perseverance was rewarded by the possession of a 3 1/2 inch speculum, which by his rare skill he worked into a reflecting telescope of very good quality.
Cazin and Rey both produced abortion by forcible dilatation of the anus for fissure, but Gayet used both the fingers and a speculum in a case at five months and the woman went to term.