speculum
noun/ˈspekjələm/
/ˈspekjələm/
(medical)- a metal instrument that is used to make a hole or tube in the body wider so it can be examinedTopics Healthcarec2Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin, literally ‘mirror’, from specere ‘to look’.
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