depressor
4
8.5
- noun
- /dɪˈprɛsər/
- Specialized
:
depresor
- I was thinking of tongue depressors, but I need more suggestions.
- tongue depressor
- wooden depressor
So instead of that, what I like to use is the senior tongue depressors by Dynamics.
- So instead of that, what I like to use is the senior tongue depressors by Dynamics.
Examples
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It was suspected that the infection had been contracted through the use of a wooden tongue depressor during an oral examination.
Academic text (2008) -
I need a tongue depressor about this big.
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So instead of that, what I like to use is the senior tongue depressors by Dynamics.
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At this moment, Joan is checking a child's throat with a tongue depressor.
Fiction book (1992) -
He extracted a wooden tongue depressor and a small flashlight.
Fiction book (2002) -
He probed Eddie's mouth with a tongue depressor.
Fiction book (1990) -
We present this case report in the hope that it will discourage clinicians from using wooden tongue depressors in vulnerable infants.
Academic text (2008) -
Once we realized this possibility, we took immediate action to halt the use of wooden tongue depressors as examination tools and limb splints.
Academic text (2008) -
"Little Rapids produces tongue depressors and confectionery sticks from birch veneer."
Academic text (1996) -
The doctor used a depressor to examine her throat more thoroughly.
Synonyms
4
4.0
A thin flat stick doctors press on the tongue to check the mouth and throat
Compounds
- Specialized
4
4.0
A thin flat stick doctors press on the tongue to check the mouth and throat
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Depressor comes from the parts de- 'down' and the same root as press 'to push'. So a medical depressor is a tool that 'presses down' on a part of the body to make it easier for the doctor to see or examine.