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  2. Spatula - Wikipedia

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    The rubber scraper (left) can be called a spatula in both UK and US English because it is a flat utensil used for mixing and spreading. The tool on the right is also called a dough cutter. In American English, spatula refers broadly to a number of broad, flat utensils.

  3. Policeman (laboratory) - Wikipedia

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    Rubber policemen A type of policeman which is made of plastic and is formed into spatula shapes at the ends. A policeman is a hand-held flexible natural-rubber or plastic scraper. The common type of it is attached to a glass rod and used in chemical laboratories to transfer residues of precipitate or solid on glass surfaces when performing ...

  4. Instruments used in obstetrics and gynecology - Wikipedia

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    Spatula and cytobrush: Catheters •Metallic - male or female •Rubber: Myoma screw: Used to stabilize and manipulate non-degenerating myomas, fibroids or other tissues intended for removal during laparoscopic procedures. Towel clips: Clamps •Bonney's myomectomy clamp •Cervical occlusion clamp •Barkelay Bonney vaginal clamp: Pessary ...

  5. Tongue depressor - Wikipedia

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    Tongue depressor. A tongue depressor or spatula is a tool used in medical practice to depress the tongue to allow for examination of the mouth and throat. Hobbyists, artists, teachers and confectionery makers use tongue depressors, which may also be referred to as craft sticks or popsicle sticks.

  6. Scraper (kitchen) - Wikipedia

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    A long-handled scraper can be used as a bowl scraper. Bowl scrapers (also known as rubber feet) are, as the name suggests, used to remove material from mixing bowls. Often, a plate scraper is used for this purpose, particularly since the long handle allows it to be used to remove contents of bowls as well as jars, such as mayonnaise jars; however, for bowls, dedicated scrapers are available ...

  7. Retractor (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    Common handheld surgical retractors. A retractor is a surgical instrument used to separate the edges of a surgical incision/wound or to hold away certain organs and tissues (i.e. to provide tissue retraction) so that body parts underneath may be accessed during surgical operations.

  8. Elastomer - Wikipedia

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    The term, a portmanteau of elastic polymer, [2] is often used interchangeably with rubber, although the latter is preferred when referring to vulcanisates. [3] Each of the monomers which link to form the polymer is usually a compound of several elements among carbon , hydrogen , oxygen and silicon .

  9. Cell spreader - Wikipedia

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    A Drigalski spatula is a cell spreader consisting of a cylindrical rod or wire bent in the shape of a triangle with a handle. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Another variant is a rod bent in L-shape. [ 4 ] Extrusion molded versions can be T-shaped.