Taber's Medical Dictionary
speculum
(spek′yŭ-lŭm)
(-lă )
To hear audio pronunciation of this topic, purchase a subscription or log in.pl. specula [L. speculum, a mirror]
1. An instrument for examination of canals or hollow organs. VAR: eyelid speculum.
NASAL SPECULUM
2. The membrane separating the anterior cornua of lateral ventricles of the brain.
SYN: SEE: septum pellucidum
NASAL SPECULUM
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Speculum." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/765051/all/specula.
Speculum. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/765051/all/specula. Accessed May 11, 2025.
Speculum. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/765051/all/specula
Speculum [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2025 May 11]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/765051/all/specula.
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