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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A thin blade for pressing down the tongue during a medical examination of the mouth and throat.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A long, narrow, smooth piece of
wood designed to depress the tongue, to allow for examination of the rear of the oral cavity. - noun less commonly Any device used to depress the tongue.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a thin depressor used to press the tongue down during an examination of the mouth and throat
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