They have an iridescent green speculum, which is separated from a bluish shoulder patch by a white stripe. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The etymology seems straightforward - from the Latin speculum, meaning "mirror.". From Wordnik.com. [Anecdotal Evidence] Reference
However, every time I hear the word "speculum," a sense of icy terror flashes through my mind. From Wordnik.com. [Popular Posts Across MetaFilter] Reference
The speculum is a dull brown or bronze. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Wet the speculum with clean water before using it. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 38] Reference
It is interesting to note that he used the speculum. From Wordnik.com. [Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine] Reference
Propter hanc causam Minerva speculum Perseó dederat. From Wordnik.com. [Ritchie's Fabulae Faciles A First Latin Reader] Reference
Otoscope with a light or a speculum with a head-light. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
In 1585 Fabricius de Hilden invented the speculum auris. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 488, May 9, 1885] Reference
Gynecologists today use a speculum that is quite similar. From Wordnik.com. [Interactive Dig Pompeii - Field Notes: August 5, 2002] Reference
We have quoted Cicero on the Child as a speculum naturae. From Wordnik.com. [PRIMITIVISM] Reference
Be sure the speculum has been disinfected before you use it. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 38] Reference
When the speculum is halfway in, turn it so the handle is down. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 38] Reference
It is finished on the speculum itself with a little flour of emery. From Wordnik.com. [On Laboratory Arts] Reference
In making speculum plates we get up ten or twelve at once on the lead lap. From Wordnik.com. [On Laboratory Arts] Reference
The above process may be employed for speculum metal, or pitch may be used. From Wordnik.com. [On Laboratory Arts] Reference
There are no signs, but they can be seen during a pelvic exam (with a speculum). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 29] Reference
Move the speculum slowly and gently until you can see the cervix between the blades. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 38] Reference
To remove the speculum, gently pull it toward you until the blades are clear of the cervix. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 38] Reference
C by means of the counterpoise D, which is insufficient to tilt it after the speculum is poured. From Wordnik.com. [On Laboratory Arts] Reference
Maybe that's what I felt when Mike Riordan came inside me, not Bobby, but the doctor, the speculum. From Wordnik.com. [Black and Blue]
These speculum plates we can test as we go on by means of our test plane until we get them nearly flat. From Wordnik.com. [On Laboratory Arts] Reference
A box of quite dry sawdust is prepared in readiness for the process of annealing before the speculum is cast. From Wordnik.com. [On Laboratory Arts] Reference
For a speculum a foot in diameter the box must measure at least 3 feet both ways in plan, and be 2 feet 6 inches deep. From Wordnik.com. [On Laboratory Arts] Reference
Ecclesia, "ed. Loserth, 1886;" Dialogus, sive speculum Ecclesie militantis, "ed.A. W. Pollard, 1886;" Tractatus de benedicta. From Wordnik.com. [A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance] Reference
As soon as possible after casting, the speculum is thrown into the box, covered over with the sawdust, and the lid is put on. From Wordnik.com. [On Laboratory Arts] Reference
SILBERNER: Veterinary technician Tracey McKnight injects Traveler with a mild sedative, and Febles positions the speculum in his mouth. From Wordnik.com. [A Dentist Who Goes Straight To The Horse's Mouth] Reference
As the speculum alloy is too difficult to work with ordinary tools, it is best to cast the speculum of exactly the required shape and size. From Wordnik.com. [On Laboratory Arts] Reference
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