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tongue depressor

Spanish translation: bajalenguas

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English term or phrase:tongue depressor
Spanish translation:bajalenguas
Entered by: Carlos Sorzano

22:29 Feb 10, 2009
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Medical - Medical: Instruments
English term or phrase: tongue depressor
A wooden or plastic instrument used to press on tongue to see mouth and tonsils with more clarity.
nanv873
bajalenguas
Explanation:
that's it

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Note added at 3 mins (2009-02-10 22:33:13 GMT)
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Bajalenguas
Espátula recta o con mango angulado, diseñado para deprimir la lengua en la exploración de la orofaringe o de la cavidad oral.

Sinónimos: depresor lingual.

<(F): dépresseur de langue.

<(Ing): tongue depresor.

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Carlos Sorzano
United States
Local time: 05:26
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Summary of answers provided
5 +5bajalenguas
Carlos Sorzano
4 +4depresor lingual
olv10siq
5 +2Abatelenguas.
Juan Jacob


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
bajalenguas


Explanation:
that's it

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Note added at 3 mins (2009-02-10 22:33:13 GMT)
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Bajalenguas
Espátula recta o con mango angulado, diseñado para deprimir la lengua en la exploración de la orofaringe o de la cavidad oral.

Sinónimos: depresor lingual.

<(F): dépresseur de langue.

<(Ing): tongue depresor.



Carlos Sorzano
United States
Local time: 05:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 50
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gabriella Maldonado
3 mins
  -> muchas gracias, saludos
agree  Adriana de Groote
25 mins
  -> muchas gracias, saludos
neutral  Juan Jacob: Never heard.
59 mins
agree  Rita Tepper
1 hr
  -> muchas gracias, saludos
agree  Alvaro Aliaga
11 hrs
  -> muchas gracias, saludos
agree  nahuelhuapi
12 hrs
  -> muchas gracias, saludos
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Abatelenguas.


Explanation:
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Juan Jacob
Mexico
Local time: 03:26
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Carlos Sorzano: never heard either. Geographic differences, probably
13 mins
  -> Must be.
agree  Mario Gonzalez: unica buena traduccion
6 hrs
  -> Gracias.
agree  Roxana V. Lamas
13 hrs
  -> Gracias.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
depresor lingual


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olv10siq
Local time: 02:26
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 48

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rita Tepper
2 mins
  -> Muchas gracias Rita. Saludos
agree  CMAPMK: Coincido. También depresor de lengua
9 hrs
  -> Muchas racias
agree  megane_wang
9 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias
agree  Laura T.
5 days
  -> Muchas gracias
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