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TONGUE DEPRESSOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tongue depressor mean? 

TONGUE DEPRESSOR (noun)
  The noun TONGUE DEPRESSOR has 1 sense:

1. a thin depressor used to press the tongue down during an examination of the mouth and throatplay

  Familiarity information: TONGUE DEPRESSOR used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TONGUE DEPRESSOR (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A thin depressor used to press the tongue down during an examination of the mouth and throat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("tongue depressor" is a kind of...):

depressor (a device used by physician to press a part down or aside)


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