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Definition of
tongue depressor noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
tongue depressor
noun
noun
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a thin flat instrument that doctors use for pressing the tongue down when they are examining someone's throat
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tongue depressor
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Nearby words
tongue
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tongue-in-cheek
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tongue-lashing
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