tongue blade
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tongue blade — noun see tongue depressor … Useful english dictionary
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. Also called tongue blade. [1870 75] * * * … Universalium
Blade — (bl[=a]d), n. [OE. blade, blad, AS. bl[ae]d leaf; akin to OS., D., Dan., & Sw. blad, Icel. bla[eth], OHG. blat, G. blatt, and perh. to L. folium, Gr. fy llon. The root is prob. the same as that of AS. bl[=o]wan, E. blow, to blossom. See {Blow} to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blade — [blād] n. [ME blad < OE blæd, a leaf < IE * bhlē , var. of base * bhel , to swell, sprout: see BLOOM1] 1. a) the leaf of a plant, esp. of grass b) the flat, expanded part of a leaf; lamina 2. a) … English World dictionary
tongue depressor — n a thin wooden blade rounded at both ends that is used to depress the tongue to allow for inspection of the mouth and throat * * * an instrument for pressing the tongue against the floor of the mouth, allowing better visualization of the… … Medical dictionary
blade — blād n 1) a broad flat body part (as the shoulder blade) 2) the flat portion of the tongue immediately behind the tip also this portion together with the tip 3) a flat working and esp. cutting part of an implement (as a scalpel) … Medical dictionary
blade — bladeless, adj. /blayd/, n. 1. the flat cutting part of a sword, knife, etc. 2. a sword, rapier, or the like. 3. a similar part, as of a mechanism, used for clearing, wiping, scraping, etc.: the blade of a windshield wiper; the blade of a… … Universalium
blade — [[t]bleɪd[/t]] n. 1) her the flat cutting part of an implement, as a knife 2) her sword 3) cvb a similar part, as of a mechanism, used for clearing, wiping, scraping, etc 4) aer. the arm of a propeller or other similar rotary mechanism, as an… … From formal English to slang
blade — /bleɪd / (say blayd) noun 1. the flat cutting part of a sword, knife, etc. 2. a sword. 3. (plural) handheld shears for shearing sheep. 4. the leaf of a plant, especially of a grass or cereal. 5. Botany the broad part of a leaf, as distinguished… …
tongue — Synonyms and related words: Maypole, abatis, aftertaste, alveolar ridge, alveolus, apex, argot, articulation, arytenoid cartilages, back, bagpipe, bar, baste, bell, berate, bill, bitter, blade, blow, blow a horn, blunder, boob, brains, breakwater … Moby Thesaurus
