depressor


Definition: Meaning of, depressor in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / dɪˈprɛsə /

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depressor depressors
  1. any skeletal muscle that draws a body part down
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  2. any nerve whose activity tends to reduce the activity or tone of the body part it serves
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  3. a device used by physician to press a part down or aside
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depressor used in phrases

  • depressor muscle (noun)
    1. any skeletal muscle that draws a body part down
  • depressor nerve (noun)
    1. any nerve whose activity tends to reduce the activity or tone of the body part it serves
  • tongue depressor (noun)
    1. American English a small flat piece of wood that a doctor uses to hold down your tongue while examining your throat [=  spatula British English]
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