Term: speculum: a medical instrument for dilating a bodily passage or cavity in order to examine the interior
Broader: artifact: a man-made object taken as a whole | Unrelated: portacaval shunt: shunt that is created surgically between the portal vein and the inferior vena cava so that blood from the abdominal organs can bypass the liver
Broader: artifact: a man-made object taken as a whole | Unrelated: central artery of the retina: a branch of the ophthalmic artery; enters the eyeball with the optic nerve
Broader: artifact: a man-made object taken as a whole | Unrelated: single nucleotide polymorphism: (genetics) genetic variation in a DNA sequence that occurs when a single nucleotide in a genome is altered; SNPs are usually considered to be point mutations that have been evolutionarily successful enough to recur in a significant proportion of the population of a species
Broader: artifact: a man-made object taken as a whole | Unrelated: bucksaw: a saw that is set in a frame in the shape of an H; used with both hands to cut wood that is held in a sawbuck
Broader: artifact: a man-made object taken as a whole | Unrelated: water dropwort: European poisonous herb having tuberous roots, yellow juice that stains the skin, yellow flowers and foliage resembling celery; all parts extremely poisonous
Broader: artifact: a man-made object taken as a whole | Unrelated: gamma radiation: electromagnetic radiation emitted during radioactive decay and having an extremely short wavelength
Broader: artifact: a man-made object taken as a whole | Unrelated: sucker: mostly North American freshwater fishes with a thick-lipped mouth for feeding by suction; related to carps
Broader: artifact: a man-made object taken as a whole | Unrelated: hydrocolloid: a substance that forms a gel with water
Broader: artifact: a man-made object taken as a whole | Unrelated: gambit: an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker
Broader: artifact: a man-made object taken as a whole | Unrelated: eden: any place of complete bliss and delight and peace