<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">cyathiscomeles</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>medical equipment</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>cyathiscomele</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Multi-purpose medical instruments of Roman antiquity consisting of a long shaft with an olivary probe terminating one end and a spoon on the other. The spoon and the shaft are sometimes decorated. These were used for a variety of medical and cosmetic activities such as applying and measuring medicaments or the removal of medication from flasks. ]]></note></mads>