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tongue depressor

tongue de·pres·sor
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tuhng dih-pres-er]
    • /tʌŋ dɪˈprɛs ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tuhng dih-pres-er]
    • /tʌŋ dɪˈprɛs ər/

Definitions of tongue depressor words

  • noun tongue depressor a broad, thin piece of wood used by doctors to hold down the patient's tongue during an examination of the mouth and throat. 1
  • countable noun tongue depressor A tongue depressor is a medical instrument that is used to press a patient's tongue down so that their mouth or throat can be examined more easily. 0
  • noun tongue depressor an instrument used to press the tongue down or aside 0
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Origin of tongue depressor

First appearance:

before 1870
One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75

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Parts of speech for Tongue depressor

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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tongue depressor popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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