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Meaning of tongue depressor | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  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. Any device used to depress the tongue.
    uncommon

Equivalents

Čeština špátle
Deutsch Mundspatel
Ελληνικά γλωσσοπίεστρο
Suomi lasta
Français abaisse-langue
Italiano abbassalingua
日本語 舌圧子
Polski szpatułka
Svenska spatel tungspatel
Türkçe dil basacağı

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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