"tongue depressor" meaning in English

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        "A long narrow smooth piece of wood designed to depress the tongue, to allow for examination of the rear of the oral cavity."
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          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "bahak",
          "sense": "piece of wood",
          "word": "բահակ"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "piece of wood",
          "word": "lasta"
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          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "boúglōsson",
          "sense": "piece of wood",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "βούγλωσσον"
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          "sense": "piece of wood",
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          "word": "spadal teanga"
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          "sense": "piece of wood",
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        "Any device used to depress the tongue."
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        "(less commonly) Any device used to depress the tongue."
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          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "device used to depress the tongue",
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          "sense": "device used to depress the tongue",
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          "sense": "device used to depress the tongue",
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          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "glossopíestro",
          "sense": "device used to depress the tongue",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "γλωσσοπίεστρο"
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          "roman": "boúglōsson",
          "sense": "device used to depress the tongue",
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          "sense": "device used to depress the tongue",
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          "sense": "device used to depress the tongue",
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          "roman": "jazykoderžatelʹ",
          "sense": "device used to depress the tongue",
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "bahak",
      "sense": "piece of wood",
      "word": "բահակ"
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      "sense": "piece of wood",
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      "roman": "boúglōsson",
      "sense": "piece of wood",
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      "word": "spadal teanga"
    },
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      "sense": "piece of wood",
      "word": "dil basacağı"
    },
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      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "device used to depress the tongue",
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        "masculine"
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      "sense": "device used to depress the tongue",
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      "sense": "device used to depress the tongue",
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        "masculine"
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      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "glossopíestro",
      "sense": "device used to depress the tongue",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "γλωσσοπίεστρο"
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      "roman": "boúglōsson",
      "sense": "device used to depress the tongue",
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