speculum
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To insert an IUD, a clinician opens the vagina using a speculum and grips the cervix with a type of forceps, which can cause a sudden, sharp pain.
From Slate ● Jun. 7, 2026
When Noa Fleischacker had her first pap smear, she was struck by an unbearable, knife-like pain as soon as the speculum went in.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2025
Bianca says she asked the nurse to use a smaller speculum after reading about it online.
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2025
An exam confirmed that she needed two wolf teeth extracted and the sharp edges of some molars ground down, procedures that required propping her jaws open with a speculum.
From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2023
It is a very handsome bird; the upper plumage variegated with black, white, and grey; forehead, speculum, and under surface white; head and neck dark glossy green.
From Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. by W. H. (William Henry) Hudson
Adding “Web MD” brought back the same results, albeit staged in doctors’ offices, with lab coats and specula as props.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 15, 2019
The firm also apparently compounded its problems through ill-advised specula tion in the market for Government securities.
From Time Magazine Archive
He refers to Maurolycus’ work with concave specula.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various
I am much obliged to you for the beautiful drawing of the apparatus for grinding and polishing specula, invented by Mr. Lassell and constructed by yourself.
From James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography by Samuel Smiles
Between 1774 and 1789 he built scores of specula of continually augmented size, up to a diameter of 4 ft., the optical excellence of which approved itself by a crowd of discoveries.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various
Many said there had been shortages of medical equipment such as speculums, emergency adrenaline, ECG patches, forceps and gloves due to "constantly unpaid invoices", which they claimed had resulted in some appointments being cancelled.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2025
Research commissioned by the charity suggests most women do not know they can make the test easier by asking for longer appointments, smaller speculums, or move to more comfortable positions.
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2025
BBC Wales has also been told there have been difficulties obtaining supplies like wound packs and speculums, and that clinics had been cancelled, causing patient backlogs.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2024
She also practiced ultrasound techniques and used speculums, swabs and local anesthetic to prepare patients.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 20, 2022
The colored wing patches of these birds lack the brilliance of the speculums of puddle ducks.
From Ducks at a Distance A Waterfowl Identification Guide by Robert W. Hines
