/ ˈspekjələm; NAmE / noun
( medical ) a metal instrument that is used to make a hole or tube in the body wider so it can be examined
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Latin , literally mirror , from specere to look.
/ ˈspekjələm; NAmE / noun
( medical ) a metal instrument that is used to make a hole or tube in the body wider so it can be examined
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Latin , literally mirror , from specere to look.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005