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Definition of Trivalve
1. n. Anything having three valves, especially a shell.
Definition of Trivalve
1. Noun. Anything having three valves, especially a shell. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Trivalve
1. a type of shell [n -S]
Medical Definition of Trivalve
1. Provided with three valves, as a speculum with three diverging blades. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Trivalve
Literary usage of Trivalve
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Retrospect of Medicine (1856)
"ON A NEW trivalve SPECULUM. By SAMUEL A. LANE, Esq. A medical friend and former
pupil consulted me respecting a ragged and ill-conditioned ulceration ..."
2. Gynecology by Brooke Melancthon Anspach (1921)
"After the external genitalia have been carefully cleansed and disinfected, the
cervix may be exposed by means of a bivalve or a trivalve speculum. ..."
3. A Compend of gynecology by William Hughes Wells (1900)
"trivalve SPECULUM. Simon's Speculum.—This instrument is intended to be used with
the patient in the dorsal or lithotomy position. It consists of a number of ..."
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