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SPECULUM (specula)
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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 instrument
2. a medical instrument for dilating a bodily passage or cavity in order to examine the interior
Familiarity information: SPECULUM used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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