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Webster 1913 Edition
Depressor
De-press′or
,Noun.
1.
One who, or that which, presses down; an oppressor.
2.
(Anat.)
A muscle that depresses or tends to draw down a part.
Depressor nerve
(Physiol.)
, a nerve which lowers the activity of an organ; as, the depressor nerve of the heart.
Webster 1828 Edition
Depressor
DEPRESSOR
, n.1.
He that presses down; an oppressor.2.
In anatomy, a muscle that depresses or draws down the part to which it is attached; as the depressor of the lower jaw, or of the eyeball. It is called also depriment or deprimens.Definition 2024
depressor
depressor
English
Noun
depressor (plural depressors)
- Anything that depresses
- An instrument used to push something out of the way during an examination
- Any of several muscles that pull down
- Anything that lowers blood pressure
Derived terms
- depressor muscle
- tongue depressor
Translations
anything that depresses
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