SPATULA

An Illustrated Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary · 1894 · p. 22

(Lat.), n. f. Spa*t(spaH)'u!'](ul)-aS. Dim. of spatha, a blade. Fr., spatule. Ger., Spatel. A blunt-edged knife-like implement having a thin blade rounded at the distal end and of equal thickne throughout; used in mixing ointments, spreading plasters, etc. Tongue s. See rong we-DEPRESSOR. [s. 508]