Definitions for "Speculum"
Keywords:  cervix, pap, smear, instrument, spek
A mirror, or looking-glass; especially, a metal mirror, as in Greek and Roman archæology.
An instrument for dilating certain passages of the body, and throwing light within them, thus facilitating examination or surgical operations.
an instrument that holds an opening of the body open so that an examination can be performed or a sample can be taken
Keywords:  duck, brightly, iridescent, wing, patch
A bright and lustrous patch of color found on the wings of ducks and some other birds. It is usually situated on the distal portions of the secondary quills, and is much more brilliant in the adult male than in the female.
term given to the patch of brightly colored or metallic secondary feathers of the wings, found in most surface-feeding, or dabbling ducks.
An iridescent patch of color on the wings of certain ducks and other birds (Morris 1992
A bare region of the forewing immediately beyond the basal setal line behind the parastigma (see also linea calva). [drawing
Glossy raised area, varying from square to diamond or horseshoe shape, on the lip of some orchids.
A table of the data concerning the planets in a horoscope. Useful in calculating directions.
Keywords:  blinking, eye, keeps, device, your
a device that keeps your eye from blinking
A reflector of polished metal, especially one used in reflecting telescopes. See Speculum metal, below.
Any reflective or shiny surface which can provide a focus for the attention.