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Definition of 'tongue depressor'. tongue depressor (tÊÅ dÉªprÉsÉr ) Word forms: tongue depressors. countable noun. A tongue depressor is a medical instrument that is used to press a patient's tongue down so that their mouth or throat can be examined more easily. [medicine] Dr. Avery took the tongue depressor out of Rae's mouth.
Predictor difficult intubation. Definition. 1. Mallampati Evaluation: The basis of the Mallampati evaluation is to judge the size of the tongue in relation to the oral cavity as the tongue must be displaced for adequate laryngoscopic view. The evaluation is performed with the patient in the seated position and tongue maximally protruded.