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Definition of: spatula
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(spach′
·lə) noun
1. A knifelike instrument with a flat, flexible blade, used to spread plaster, cake icing, etc.
2. Med. An instrument used to press the tongue down or aside, as in examinations. [<L, dim. of spatha. See SPATHE.]
—spat′u·lar adjective
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