title: A Classical Wooden Vaginal Speculum Mentioned in Old Medical Manuscripts.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of History of Medicine and Medical Ethics, Medical School, Çukurova University, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Selim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kadıoğlu
authors.affiliation: Department of History of Medicine and Medical Ethics, Medical School, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey.
authors.forename: Oya
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ögenler
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, Dentistry School, Yeni Yüzyıl University, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: İlter
authors.initials: İ
authors.lastname: Uzel
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design / Q000266:history*; D058869:Gynecological Examination / Q000295:instrumentation; D006176:Gynecology / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D008374:Manuscripts, Medical as Topic; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation; D013525:Surgical Instruments / Q000266:history*