See Also: hysterocolposcope(medicine)

vermiculated (iou) and hysterocolposcope (medicine)


vermiculated (iou)



vermiculated adjective. E17.
[formed as VERMICULATE: see -ED1.]
Wormeaten; covered or ornamented with markings like those made by burrowing worms; covered with fine wavy lines. E17.
b. Architecture. Of rusticated masonry: carved or moulded with shallow wavy grooves to represent the tracks of worms. L18.
Of mosaic work: wrought, ornamented, or inlaid so as to resemble the sinuous movements or tracks of worms. M17.
Of a bird: marked with sinuous or wavy lines of a specified colour. L19.

hysterocolposcope (medicine)


hysterocolposcope
<instrument> Instrument for inspection of the uterine cavity and vagina.

Origin: hystero-+ G. Kolpos, vagina, + skopeo, to view