A<unk>  is a device used in medical practice to depress the<unk>  to allow for examination of the mouth and throat.   The most common modern<unk> s have thin wooden blade, smoothed and rounded at both ends, but historically<unk> s have been made of a variety of materials.  Since they are inexpensive and difficult to clean, wooden<unk> s are normally labeled for disposal after a single use.
Hobbyists and teachers have found a multitude of uses for<unk> s (sometimes called "craft sticks") in their projects.
Tongue depressor
Incisor
Regret 
Eyelid
Ventouse
Lateral rectus muscle
Pennyroyal
Reposal