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Record 1 2009-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
DEF

An instrument used to push certain structures out of the way during an operation or examination.

CONT

[A depressor is] an agent that presses a structure in a downward direction, as a tongue depressor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
DEF

Instrument servant à refouler ou à abaisser un organe au cours d'une intervention chirurgicale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo médico y quirúrgico
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