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A Classical Wooden Vaginal Speculum Mentioned in Old Medical Manuscripts.
- Source :
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Archives of Iranian medicine [Arch Iran Med] 2017 Mar; Vol. 20 (3), pp. 193-195. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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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