See Also: catechu(dictionary)
catechu nigrum(medicine)
tip of tongue(medicine)
tongue-tie(medicine)
Tongue(health)
tongue(2)(dictionary)
tongue(1)(dictionary)
tongue(encyclopedia)
dog's-tongue(medicine)
Tongue(medicine)

tongue depressor (oh) and catechu (iou)


tongue depressor (oh)



n [C]
AmE a small flat piece of wood that a doctor uses to hold down your tongue while examining your throat
British Equivalent: spatula

catechu (iou)



catechu noun. L17.
[mod. Latin, unexpl. deriv. of Malay kacu: cf. CACHOU.]
Any of various astringent tannin-rich vegetable extracts used esp. in tanning, e.g. gambier.