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(spek′yŭ-lŭm)
(-lă)

pl. specula [L. speculum, a mirror]

1. An instrument for examination of canals or hollow organs.


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, 23rd ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2017. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/765051/all/speculum.
Speculum. In: Venes D, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. 23rd ed. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/765051/all/speculum. Accessed May 25, 2019.
Speculum. (2017). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary. Available from https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/765051/all/speculum
Speculum [Internet]. In: Venes D, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. [cited 2019 May 25]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/765051/all/speculum.
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