| 单词 | speculum |
| 释义 | speculum[ spek-yuh-luhm ] / ˈspɛk yə ləm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR speculum ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural spec·u·la [spek-yuh-luh], /ˈspɛk yə lə/, spec·u·lums.a mirror or reflector, especially one of polished metal, as on a reflecting telescope. speculum metal. Surgery. an instrument for rendering a part accessible to observation, as by enlarging an orifice. Ornithology. a lustrous or specially colored area on the wings of certain birds. Origin of speculum1590–1600; <Latin: mirror, equivalent to spec(ere) to look, behold + -ulum instrumental suffix; see -ule Words nearby speculumspeculation, speculative, speculative fiction, speculative philosophy, speculator, speculum, speculum forceps, speculum metal, sped, Spee, speech Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for speculumBritish Dictionary definitions for speculumspeculum / (ˈspɛkjʊləm) / noun plural -la (-lə) or -lumsa mirror, esp one made of polished metal for use in a telescope, etc med an instrument for dilating a bodily cavity or passage to permit examination of its interior a patch of distinctive colour on the wing of a bird, esp in certain ducks Word Origin for speculumC16: from Latin: mirror, from specere to look at Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for speculumspeculum [ spĕk′yə-ləm ] n. pl. spec•u•lumsA mirror or polished metal plate that is used as a reflector in optical instruments. An instrument that is used to dilate the opening of a body cavity for medical examination. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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