TONGUE DEPRESSOR
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 throat
Familiarity information: TONGUE DEPRESSOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• TONGUE DEPRESSOR (noun)
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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