The term speculum, Latin for "mirror", and its plural specula, may refer to: Speculum (journal), a journal of medieval studies published by the Medieval...
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A speculum (Latin for 'mirror'; pl.: specula or speculums) is a medical tool for investigating body orifices, with a form dependent on the orifice for...
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In gynaecology, Cusco's self-retaining bivalved speculum is a kind of speculums, used for vaginal and cervical examinations. It has a jaw that opens up...
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The medieval genre of speculum literature, popular from the twelfth through the sixteenth centuries, was inspired by the urge to encompass encyclopedic...
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speculum is a patch, often distinctly coloured, on the secondary wing feathers, or remiges, of some birds. Examples of the colour(s) of the speculum in...
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The Speculum Maius or Majus (Latin: "The Greater Mirror") was a major encyclopedia of the Middle Ages written by Vincent of Beauvais in the 13th century...
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Speculum Sophicum Rhodostauroticum ("The Mirror of the Wisdom of the Rosy Cross") is an early text of Rosicrucianism, published in 1618 by the pseudonymous...
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Speculum metal is a mixture of around two-thirds copper and one-third tin, making a white brittle alloy that can be polished to make a highly reflective...
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In gynaecology, Sims' vaginal speculum is a double-bladed surgical instrument used for examining the vagina and cervix. It was developed by J. Marion Sims...
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Speculum Orbis Terrae ("Mirror of the World") was an atlas published by Cornelis de Jode in Antwerp in 1593. The atlas was largely a continuation of unfinished...
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Speculum: A Journal of Medieval Studies is a quarterly academic journal published by University of Chicago Press on behalf of the Medieval Academy of America...
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Speculum Historiale can refer to: Speculum historiale de gestis regum Angliae ('Historial Mirror of the Deeds of the Kings of England') by Richard of Cirencester...
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Albertus Magnus produced the Speculum Astronomiae (The Mirror of Astronomy) (de refutatione librorum astronomiae, incipit Occasione quorundam librorum...
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Ophrys speculum, the mirror orchid, is a species of Ophrys distributed throughout the Mediterranean that is pollinated exclusively by a single species...
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Speculum Musicae is an American chamber ensemble dedicated to the performance of contemporary classical music. It was founded in New York City in 1971...
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The Speculum Virginum (Latin for "Mirror of Virgins"; German: Jungfrauenspiegel) is a 12th-century didactic treatise on female monastic life. The original...
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Ricania speculum, common name Black planthopper or Ricaniid Planthopper, is a species of planthoppers belonging to the family Ricaniidae. This species...
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Legousia speculum-veneris, the looking glass or large Venus's-looking-glass, is an annual ornamental plant in the family Campanulaceae (bellflowers). It...
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Speculum Principis (A mirror of Princes) was a guide to "proper princely behaviour" written by John Skelton in August 1501. Skelton was a well-known poet...
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Pelvic examination (redirect from Speculum exam)
structures adjacent to the uterus (adnexae) and 3) the internal exam using a speculum to visualize the vaginal walls and cervix. During the pelvic exam, sample...
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Euzophera speculum is a species of snout moth in the genus Euzophera. It was described by Joseph de Joannis in 1927 and is known from Mozambique. De Prins...
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Speculum Vitae ('Mirror of Life') is an anonymous Middle English poem, written in the third quarter of the fourteenth century. The poem consists of a commentary...
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Speculum spiritualium (The Spiritual Mirror) is an anonymous religious compilation written in Latin, made between 1400 and 1430. The work was relatively...
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Speculum al foder is a 15th-century Catalan anonim text discovered in the 1970s. This text is significant as it is a rare example of known Medieval treatise...
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Speculum Britanniae ("Mirror of Britain"), published in London from 1593, was a projected, but unfinished, chorography of Britain by John Norden (1548—1625)...
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The Codex Speculum or Speculum Ps-Augustine, designated by m, is a 5th-century Latin manuscript of the New Testament. The text, written on vellum, is a...
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Proctoscopy (redirect from Kelly's rectal speculum)
non-disposable Kelly's rectal speculum, named after the American gynecologist Howard Atwood Kelly, is the most commonly used speculum for proctoscopy. Some proctoscopes...
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Ensamble Speculum Amoris is an ensemble formed by Ileana Ortiz (soprano), Roberto González (theorbe and baroque guitar) and Rafael Sánchez Guevara (viola...
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Mirrors for princes (redirect from Speculum principum)
the Renaissance. It was part of the broader speculum or mirror literature genre. The Latin term speculum regum appears as early as the 12th century and...
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Mirror butterflyfish (redirect from Chaetodon speculum)
The mirror butterflyfish or oval-spot butterflyfish (Chaetodon speculum) is a species of butterflyfish (family Chaetodontidae). It is found in the Indo-Pacific...
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