speculum
Example Sentences
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Quinn ultimately accepted the DNA recovered from the vest top was his - although he disputed the finding from the medical speculum.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
“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
They’ve noted that the type of speculum he claimed to invent had long been in use by others and that some of procedures he utilized were not really his, or were dangerous.
From Washington Post • Oct. 1, 2021
In recent years, there have been petitions to rename the instrument commonly known as the Sims vaginal speculum, a tool used daily by obstetricians and gynecologists to observe the cervix.
From New York Times • Sep. 21, 2021
A combined dental speculum and shield has been patented by Mr. Alfred W. Edwards, of New York city.
