English Explanatory Dictionary

tongue depressor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A long narrow smooth piece of wood designed to depress the tongue, to allow for examination of the rear of the oral cavity.
  2. Any device used to depress the tongue.

Word forms

tongue depressor tongue depressors

Synonyms

spatula
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