Meanings
nountongue depressor (plural tongue depressors)
plural tongue depressors
- uncommonAny device used to depress the tongue.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA long narrow smooth piece of wood designed to depress the tongue, to allow for examination of the rear of the oral cavity.
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Translations
Ancient Greek βούγλωσσον, βούγλωσσον
- βούγλωσσον (boúglōsson)piece of wood
- βούγλωσσον (boúglōsson)device used to depress the tongue
Catalan abaixallengües
- abaixallengüesdevice used to depress the tongue
Czech špátle
- špátledevice used to depress the tongue
Finnish lasta
- lastapiece of wood
French abaisse-langue
- abaisse-languedevice used to depress the tongue
German Mundspatel
- Mundspateldevice used to depress the tongue
Greek γλωσσοπίεστρο
- γλωσσοπίεστρο (glossopíestro)device used to depress the tongue
Irish spadal teanga
- spadal teangapiece of wood
Italian abbassalingua
- abbassalinguadevice used to depress the tongue
Japanese 舌圧子
- 舌圧子piece of wood
Polish szpatułka, szpatułka
- szpatułkapiece of wood
- szpatułkadevice used to depress the tongue
Romanian apăsător de limbă
- apăsător de limbădevice used to depress the tongue
Russian языкодержатель
- языкодержатель (jazykoderžatelʹ)device used to depress the tongue
Swedish tungspatel, spatel
- tungspatelpiece of wood
- spatelpiece of wood
Turkish dil basacağı
- dil basacağıpiece of wood
Cite this entry
APA
tongue depressor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tongue%20depressor
MLA
“tongue depressor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tongue%20depressor. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tongue depressor,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tongue%20depressor.
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