anoscope

(redirected from anal speculum)
Also found in: Medical, Encyclopedia.

a·no·scope

(ā′nə-skōp′)

A short speculum for examining the anal canal and lower rectum.

[Latin ānus, anus + -scope.]

a′no·scop′ic (-skŏp′ĭk) adj.

a·nos′co·py (ā-nŏs′kə-pē) n.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

References in periodicals archive ?

A clinician checked warts in the anal canal with the help of an anal speculum, after the collection of a cytological sample.

Human Papillomavirus Positivity in the Anal Canal in HIV-Infected and HIV-Uninfected Men Who Have Anal Sex with Men in Guangzhou, China: Implication for Anal Exams and Early Vaccination

Under general anaesthesia, the bivalved anal speculum which is capable of being adjusted for anal stretch was placed in the anal canal.

Comparison of lateral internal sphincterotomy and controlled intermittent anal dilatation in the treatment of chronic anal fissures: a prospective, randomised study

Full browser ?

CITE

Site: Follow: Share:

Open / Close