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speculum

[′spek·yə·ləm]
(medicine)
A tubular instrument for inserting into a passage or cavity of the body to facilitate visual inspection or medication.
(optics)
An optical instrument reflector of polished metal or of glass with a film of metal.

Speculum

(religion, spiritualism, and occult)

A speculum is a table constructed in tandem with an astrological chart that records such information as the planets’ declination, right ascension, latitude, etc.

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writers of thirteenthcentury specula relied predominantly on a
Since feeling is first: teaching royal ethics through managing the emotions in the Late Middle Ages
La Baja Edad Media, aunque es una continuidad en buena parte de la cultura altomedieval, es tambien un periodo de cambio, de creatividad y de innovacion donde los tradicionales topoi o metaforas especulares: espejo de la naturaleza, de la Escritura y del alma, amen de alcanzar una proyeccion desconocida hasta entonces, se vieron enriquecidos por la aparicion de un nuevo genero literario de caracter especular: los specula, caracterizados tanto por portar en su titulo el termino speculum, acompanado habitualmente de un sustantivo en genitivo, como por encerrar toda una programacion pedagogica y gnoseologica de caracter catoptrico encaminada a la perfeccion humana.
Enciclopedismo especular en la Baja Edad Media: la teoria pedagogica del espejo medieval
The investigation found that re-usable metal vaginal specula were not always sterilised before being used again.
IT'S ONE MISTAKE AFTER ANOTHER; Blunder doc did it before at same clinic
KleenSpec Disposable Vaginal Specula are designed to fit directly onto the Welch Allyn Cordless Illumination System--eliminating the worry of cords being cleaned, getting in the way or breaking during an exam.
Welch Allyn Introduces Industry's First Extra Small Disposable Vaginal Speculum
However, 39 (48%) of those samples had been obtained with nonlubricated specula.
Lubricant does not affect reading of Pap smears. (Reconsider Dogma?)
Dini called his bethren the specula mundorum, "the mirrors of the worldly.
The modality of moral communication in the Decameron's first day, in contrast to the mirror of the Exemplum (*)
Welch Allyn surgical headlights, ear specula and vaginal specula achieved the highest year-over-year market share growth for distributed products in the category.
Welch Allyn Named Best in Class in Surgical Instruments and Devices by GHX
This product line offers a wide selection of the most popular styles and sizes of vaginal specula, retractors, forceps, hooks, and sterile disposable electrodes.
Insulated instruments
In a pilot study conducted at Indiana University, Indianapolis, four senior-level cytotechnologists were just as likely to report the presence of lubricant on smears taken using nonlubricated specula as they were on smears taken with lubricated ones, said Dr.
Speculum lubricant appears not to affect pap smear. (Reconsider Dogma?)
One child's ear canals were too narrow for the specula.
Laser-assisted myringotomy for otitis media: A feasibility study with short-term followup
The ONE product range includes forceps, scissors, manipulators, and specula for ophthalmic surgery and feature a unique, innovative, ergonomic design, including plastic handles and titanium tips of the finest quality.
Moria Acquires the Line of Single Use Instruments from Fulcrum (Medical Devices) Ltd
Contract awarded for Specula / Protesis Esophageal / Sutura Oftalmologica
Provision of specula / protesis esophageal / sutura oftalmologica

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