: an instrument inserted into a body passage especially to facilitate visual inspection or medication
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: a drawing or table showing the relative positions of all the planets (as in an astrological nativity)
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: a patch of color on the secondaries of most ducks and some other birds
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebAnother wears a tiara created out of a speculum—a device Sims invented for vaginal exams. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 May 2022 Some said the doctor did not use a speculum or gloves during exams. Becky Jacobs, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 May 2022 The classification attributed to this size speculum is an historic [sic] name and used industry-wide in and outside the UK. Sophia Smith Galer, refinery29.com, 13 Apr. 2022 The classification attributed to this size speculum is a historic name and used industry-wide in and outside the UK. Sophia Smith Galer, refinery29.com, 11 Apr. 2022 Some women said the doctor did not use a speculum during exams. Becky Jacobs, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Mar. 2022 Sims is also credited with developing the modern speculum and procedures for examining women.al, 28 Feb. 2022 Because my gynecologist has mastered the art of warming the speculum. Kristen Mulrooney, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2022 Vaginismus is an automatic response, so Molly can’t relax her muscles when a gynecologist tries to insert a speculum. Laken Brooks, Forbes, 7 Nov. 2021 See More