tongue depressor
noun/ˈtʌŋ dɪpresə(r)/
/ˈtʌŋ dɪpresər/
(North American English) (British English spatula)
- a thin, flat instrument that doctors use for pressing the tongue down when they are examining somebody’s throat
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