TONGUE DEPRESSOR

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 I. (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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