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SPECULUM (specula)

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Irregular inflected form: specula  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 Dictionary entry overview: What does speculum mean? 

SPECULUM (noun)
  The noun SPECULUM has 2 senses:

1. a mirror (especially one made of polished metal) for use in an optical instrumentplay

2. a medical instrument for dilating a bodily passage or cavity in order to examine the interiorplay

  Familiarity information: SPECULUM used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SPECULUM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A mirror (especially one made of polished metal) for use in an optical instrument

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("speculum" is a kind of...):

mirror (polished surface that forms images by reflecting light)


Sense 2

Meaning:

A medical instrument for dilating a bodily passage or cavity in order to examine the interior

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("speculum" is a kind of...):

medical instrument (instrument used in the practice of medicine)


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