Letter S

Speculum

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An instrument used to widen an opening to look within a passage or a cavity.

For example, a speculum may be used to widen the opening of the vagina so that the cervix is more easily visible.

Other examples include the nasal speculum to look up into the nostrils and the ear speculum to look within the ear canal at the ear drum.

The term 'speculum' is the Latin word for mirror

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