speculum
Reflective examination tool
A speculum is a medical instrument inserted into a body cavity to hold it open for examination—most commonly used in gynecological exams to view the cervix.
The word also appears in ornithology for the brightly colored patch on certain birds' wings, especially ducks: The mallard's speculum is an iridescent blue.
Plural: specula or speculums.
Tool exposing surgical field
- forcepsMedical grasping instrument
- dilatorDevice that widens passages
- stainless steelRust-proof iron alloy
- sterilizeEliminate all microorganisms
specula · bivalve · otoscope · examination · diagnostic · disposable · reusable · blade
Uterine opening to vagina
- stirrupsSaddle-hung foot supports
- vaginal examInternal female reproductive inspection
- colposcopyMagnified gynecological tissue examination
- pelvic examInternal reproductive organ inspection
lithotomy position · dilation · visualization · cervical screening · insertion · lubrication · disposable · duckbill
Reflective viewing surface
- reflectorLight-redirecting surface
- polished metalSmoothed reflective metallic surface
- concaveCurving inward, not outward
- reflective surfaceLight-bouncing plane
bronze · silvered · medieval · ancient · Etruscan · hand mirror · looking glass · burnished
retractor
Tool exposing surgical field
- forcepsMedical grasping instrument
- dilatorDevice that widens passages
- stainless steelRust-proof iron alloy
sterilize · specula · bivalve · otoscope · examination · diagnostic · disposable · reusable · blade · opening
cervix
Uterine opening to vagina
- stirrupsSaddle-hung foot supports
- vaginal examInternal female reproductive inspection
- colposcopyMagnified gynecological tissue examination
pelvic exam · lithotomy position · dilation · visualization · cervical screening · insertion · lubrication · disposable · duckbill · bivalve
mirror
Reflective viewing surface
- reflectorLight-redirecting surface
- polished metalSmoothed reflective metallic surface
- concaveCurving inward, not outward
reflective surface · bronze · silvered · medieval · ancient · Etruscan · hand mirror · looking glass · burnished
teal
Shade between aqua, cyan
- feathersfeather, feathers, plume, down feathers, quill
- medical equipmentstethoscope, AED, syringe, hospital bed, surgical table
- clinicexam table, examination table, stethoscope, blood pressure cuff, otoscope
- medical toolsstethoscope, otoscope, ophthalmoscope, catheter, reflex hammer
- mirrorswall mirror, hand mirror, bathroom mirror, floor mirror, full-length mirror
- reflectorsreflector, mirror, parabolic reflector, flat mirror, retroreflector
- idle speculation
- market speculationRisky investment based on predictions
- speculative bubbleOvervalued assets awaiting collapse
- speculative fictionGenre of imagined realities
- land speculationBuying terrain for profit
- land speculatorOne betting on property appreciation
speculate, speculation, speculative, speculator, speculating, speculators