spatula

spatula /spat·u·la/ (spach´u-lah) [L.]

1. a wide, flat, blunt, usually flexible instrument of little thickness, used for spreading material on a smooth surface.

2. a spatulate structure.

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spatula

[spach′ə·lə]

Etymology: L

1 a flat, blunt, usually flexible instrument used for spreading plasters and for mixing ointments and masses.

2 a structure having a flat, blunt end.

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spatula [spach´u-lah]

a wide, flat, blunt, usually flexible instrument of little thickness, used for spreading material on a smooth surface or mixing.

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spatula (spach´l),

n a flat-bladed instrument without sharp edges used for mixing certain dental materials (e.g., cement, plaster of paris, impression pastes).

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spatula

a wide, flat, blunt, usually flexible instrument of little thickness, used for spreading material on a smooth surface or mixing.

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obstetric spatula

Keller's spatula is a long-handled, 3 ft, rod with a blunt spatulate tip, introduced into the uterus and manipulated from outside the cow or mare. Used to remove the skin of the fetus by blunt dissection. De Bruin's spatula is similar and used for a similar purpose but is short-handled and is manipulated from inside the uterus.