speculums
Reflective examination tools
A speculum is a medical device for examining the body cavity.
It is used especially in gynecology.
Reflective viewing surface
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- telescopeInstrument magnifying faraway objects
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
- concaveCurving inward, not outward
polished · light · observation · magnification · eyepiece · viewing · astronomy · Newton
Ear canal inspection instrument
- laryngoscopeInstrument for viewing voicebox
- ophthalmoscopeDevice for viewing retinas
- retractorTool exposing surgical field
- forcepsMedical grasping instrument
dilator · curette · probe · clamp · endoscope · surgical · sterilize · stainless steel
Uterine opening to vagina
- pelvic examinationMedical inspection of reproductive organs
- vaginalOf the birth canal
- colposcopyMagnified gynecological tissue examination
- gynecologistFemale reproductive medicine physician
obstetrics · uterus · ovaries · endometrium · reproductive health · women's health · bimanual · fallopian tubes
mirror
Reflective viewing surface
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- telescopeInstrument magnifying faraway objects
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
concave · polished · light · observation · magnification · eyepiece · viewing · astronomy · Newton · reflector
otoscope
Ear canal inspection instrument
- laryngoscopeInstrument for viewing voicebox
- ophthalmoscopeDevice for viewing retinas
- retractorTool exposing surgical field
forceps · dilator · curette · probe · clamp · endoscope · surgical · sterilize · stainless steel · disposable
cervix
Uterine opening to vagina
- pelvic examinationMedical inspection of reproductive organs
- vaginalOf the birth canal
- colposcopyMagnified gynecological tissue examination
gynecologist · obstetrics · uterus · ovaries · endometrium · reproductive health · women's health · bimanual · fallopian tubes · menstrual cycle
- surgical suppliesscalpels, scalpel, forceps, clamps, retractors
- obstetric historymidwifery, obstetrics, childbirth, midwives, maternal care
- medical historyHippocrates, germ theory, bloodletting, Galen, four humors
- historical obstetricsmidwife, midwifery, midwives, childbirth, obstetrics
speculumsconstrictors
Snakes killing by compression
clamps · ligatures · tourniquets · sutures · occluders
speculumsstethoscopes
Medical listening instruments
MRI scanners · ophthalmoscopes · CT scanners · visual inspection · palpation