tongue depressors

A form of tongue depressor — A 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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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of tongue depressor
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tongue depressors. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tongue%20depressors

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“tongue depressors.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tongue%20depressors. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tongue depressors,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tongue%20depressors.

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