re name of md s eyepiece in article pitt uucp geb cs pitt edu gordon banks writes in article c ihm gs watson ibm com clarke watson ibm com ed clarke writes it s not an eyepiece it is called a head mirror all doctors never a speculum the speculum is the little cone that fits on the end of the otoscope there are also vaginal specula that females and gynecologists are all too familiar with in fairness we should note that if you look up speculum in the dictionary which i did when this question first surfaced the first definition is a mirror or polished metal plate used as a reflector in optical instruments which doesn t mean the name fits in this context but it s not as far off as you might think david wright hitachi computer products america inc waltham ma wright hicomb hi com these are my opinions not necessarily hitachi s though they are the opinions of all right thinking people
