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Speculum
Meaning
Noun
●
In Medicine:
A
medical
instrument
used during an
examination
to
dilate
an orifice.
●
A
mirror
, especially one used in a telescope.
●
In Ornithology:
A
bright
,
lustrous
patch
of colour
found on
the
wings
of
ducks
and some other
birds
, usually
situated
on the
distal
portions
of the
secondary
quills
, and much more
brilliant
in the
adult
male
than in the female.
●
A
lookout
place.
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Origin
speculum
English
speculum
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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