| 单词 | speculum |
| 释义 | speculum (once / 10804 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY speculum: specula, speculums USAGE EXAMPLESBut slave ships had a cruel device called the speculum oris that was used to wedge open the mouth for force-feeding. Washington Post(Jul 13, 2016) I regretfully retired my green lab book and speculums, and began referring my patients to gynecology, just like all the other internists. New York Times(May 19, 2016) In the Roman army a specula was a watchtower, speculatores were scouts or spies, and "speculatio" was what they did. BBC(Apr 05, 2016) 1 n a mirror (especially one made of polished metal) for use in an optical instrument 2Hyper mirror polished surface that forms images by reflecting light n a medical instrument for dilating a bodily passage or cavity in order to examine the interior Hyper medical instrument instrument used in the practice of medicine |
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