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speculum

[spek-yuh-luhm] / ˈspɛk yə ləm /


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“The parts that hurt for some patients — just placing the speculum is uncomfortable — placing the tenaculum is the first part that's not just pressure that can sometimes feel sharp,” Espey told Salon.

From Salon • Aug. 14, 2024

An exam confirmed that she needed two wolf teeth extracted and the sharp edges of some molars ground down, procedures that required propping her jaws open with a speculum.

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2023

I was in the middle of examining a patient when I dropped my speculum.

From Washington Post • Mar. 24, 2022

Catholic and Protestants alike examined witches’ physical aspects as if by speculum.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2021

Color—Male—Head and neck, black, showing a green luster in the sun; back, gray, finely lined with black; under parts, white; speculum, white.

From Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast by Payne, Harry Thom




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