The doctor used a tongue depressor to examine the patient's throat.
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Depressor
/dɪˈpɹɛ.sə/
Synonyms for "depressor" (54 found)
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Related words (27)
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3 entriesdepressor anguli orisdepressor labii inferiorisdepressor septi nasi
Collocations
6 entriesdepressor anguli orisdepressor labii inferiorisdepressor muscledepressor septi nasilip depressormouth depressor
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriesTranslations
2 translations across 2 languages.
French
1 entries- abaisseur noun (one that depresses)
Italian
1 entries- depressore noun (one that depresses)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
The dentist uses a tongue depressor.
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tongue depressor
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