What is another word for speculum?

Pronunciation: [spˈɛkjʊləm] (IPA)

Speculum is a term that often refers to a medical instrument used to dilate bodily cavities for a better view. Some synonyms for this term include dilator, retractor, and spreader. These words are often used interchangeably to refer to the same instrument. Other related terms that may be used as synonyms for speculum include endoscope, probe, and scope. In non-medical contexts, a speculum may also refer to any type of device or tool that helps to expand or broaden one's understanding or perspective. Ultimately, the context in which the term is used will often dictate which synonyms are most appropriate to use.

What are the hypernyms for Speculum?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Speculum?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.

Usage examples for Speculum

Such enlarged glands may be differentiated from tumors by passing the hand into the cow's throat after the jaws are separated by a suitable speculum or gag.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler
Denique Inspicere tamquam in speculum in vitas omnium Iubeo atque ex aliis sumere exemplum sibi.
"The Roman Poets of the Republic"
W. Y. Sellar
Even in the days of Bagford, at the very outset of the eighteenth century, interest had been aroused in the block-printed editions of the speculum Humanae Saluationis, so that Bagford himself travelled from Amsterdam to Haarlem on purpose to see a copy of one of the Dutch editions, and set an English wood-cutter to work, with very poor success, to manufacture a bogus specimen of it, wherewith "to oblige the curious."
"Fine Books"
Alfred W. Pollard

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