| 单词 | mouth stick |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmouth stick mouth stick n. (a) an instrument used by a dentist, doctor, or other medical professional when examining a patient's mouth (now rare); (b) a stick which is designed to be manipulated by the mouth and used to carry out a particular task by a person with severely impaired movement in the hands and arms; (in later use also) a stick which controls a device which is designed for this purpose. ΚΠ 1912 Oral Hygiene Dec. 958/1 A more thorough examination than that of the first day was made, using a separate mouth stick on each child. 1956 Amer. Jrnl. Occup. Therapy May 119/1 The book rack, mouthpiece and holder described were designed to make it possible for a quadriplegic patient to hold a book and to turn pages by using a mouthstick page-turner. 1958 Nursing (St. John Ambulance Assoc.) iv. 51 In illness the mouth quickly becomes dry and furred... In such cases a mouth tray should be prepared... Requirements... Wooden mouth-sticks and wooden or metal tongue depressor in a bowl with a pair of dissecting forceps. 1988 Caliper Apr. 26/3 A control panel..is utilized with a mouth stick to turn the engine on and off and shift gears, and to operate lights, radio, heater, washer etc. 2015 Sunday Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 12 Apr. (First ed.) 14 Five years after a car accident left him a quadriplegic.., [he] lives in a purpose-built home..whose automated features are controlled via an app on his iPhone, which he operates with a mouth stick. < as lemmas |
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