A "'tongue depressor "'is a tool used in medical practice to depress the tongue to allow for examination of the mouth and throat.
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The second, more famous instance involved Winnicott placing a spatula ( tongue depressor ) within the child's reach for him to play with.
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Young children and some adults have too strong a gag reflex to tolerate the tongue depressor, even with the local anesthetics, Steiniger said.
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Stimulating his imagination, foreseeing a future in which virtual reality ( VR ) computers like his are as common in doctors'offices as tongue depressors.
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Rather than using conventional archaeologist tools, Jacobsen uses tongue depressors to make sure she doesn't destroy artifacts, including fragile bits of uniform and belts.
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The show mocks popular culture, referencing toys, claymation, and various other objects, such as tongue depressors, The Game of Life pegs, and popsicle sticks.
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He used a tongue depressor to remove a dab of caviar from one tin and gently slide the sample into a clear plastic bag.
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Had the Cowboys lost yesterday because of the freakish injury to Troy Aikman, it would have given new meaning to the phrase " tongue depressor ."
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His Boston career encompassed the bands Throat Culture ( " We used to hand out tongue depressors and stamp our name on them " ) and Taupier.
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But Korotkova complained that there were no sterile metal tongue depressors and that the clinic is often short of examining room staples like cotton swabs and alcohol.
