a tongue depressor should be placed for disposal after a single use.
a tongue depressor should be placed for disposal after a single use.
where should a tongue depressor be placed after it is used?
disposal after a single use
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a tongue depressor (sometimes called spatula) is a tool used in medical practice to depress the tongue to allow for examination of the mouth and throat. the most common modern tongue depressors are flat, thin, wooden blades, smoothed and rounded at both ends, but, historically, tongue depressors have been made of a variety of materials. since they are inexpensive and difficult to clean because of their porous texture, wooden tongue depressors are labeled for disposal after a single use.
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a spatula is a broad, flat, flexible blade used to mix, spread and lift material including foods, drugs, plaster and paints. 









































in medical applications, spatula may be also used synonymously with tongue depressor.









































it derives from the latin word for a flat piece of wood or splint (a diminutive form of the latin "spatha", meaning broadsword), and hence can also refer to a tongue depressor. the words spade (digging tool) and spathe are similarly derived. the word spatula is known to have been used in english since 1525.









































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