• Title of article

    A Classical Wooden Vaginal Speculum Mentioned in Old Medical Manuscripts

  • Author/Authors

    Kadi OĞ Lu, Selim Department of History of Medicine and Medical Ethics - Çukurova University - Turkey , Genler, Oya Department of History of Medicine and Medical Ethics - Mersin University - Turkey , Uzel, Lter Department of Orthodontics - Yeni Yuzyil University - Turkey

  • Pages
    3
  • From page
    193
  • To page
    195
  • Abstract
    he 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. Keywords:
  • Keywords
    History of gynecology , obstetrics , history of medicine , history of medical instruments
  • Journal title
    Archives of Iranian Medicine
  • Serial Year
    2017
  • Record number

    2515978

    • Link To Document
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