Dictionary

tongue depressor en · NOUN

Meanings

1. A long narrow smooth piece of wood designed to depress the tongue, to allow for examination of the rear of the oral cavity.
2. (uncommon) Any device used to depress the tongue.

Forms

Synonyms

spatula

Translations (20)

sv spatel (piece of wood) · ga spadal teanga (piece of wood) · grc βούγλωσσον (device used to depress the tongue) · cs špátle (device used to depress the tongue) · pl szpatułka (piece of wood) · sv tungspatel (piece of wood) · de Mundspatel (device used to depress the tongue) · ca abaixallengües (device used to depress the tongue) · ro apăsător de limbă (device used to depress the tongue) · it abbassalingua (device used to depress the tongue) · grc βούγλωσσον (piece of wood) · ja 舌圧子 (piece of wood) · pl szpatułka (device used to depress the tongue) · ru языкодержатель (device used to depress the tongue) · fr abaisse-langue (device used to depress the tongue) · hy բահակ (piece of wood) · tr dil basacağı (piece of wood) · fi lasta (piece of wood) · sh спуштач језика (piece of wood) · el γλωσσοπίεστρο (device used to depress the tongue)