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A Classical Wooden Vaginal Speculum Mentioned in Old Medical Manuscripts.

Authors :
Kadıoğlu S
Ögenler O
Uzel İ
Source :
Archives of Iranian medicine [Arch Iran Med] 2017 Mar; Vol. 20 (3), pp. 193-195.
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

The subject of this paper is the story of an ancient medical instrument. This instrument is a wooden vaginal speculum used in classical and Islamic medicine. Its drawings can be found in Abulcasis al-Zahrawi's and Şerefeddin Sabuncuoğlu's illustrated books of surgery.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1735-3947
Volume :
20
Issue :
3
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Archives of Iranian medicine
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
28287815
Full Text :
https://doi.org/0172003/AIM.0013