depressor

[ dih-pres-er ]

noun
  1. a person or thing that depresses.

  2. Surgery. an instrument for pressing down a protruding part, as a tongue depressor.

  1. Anatomy.

    • a muscle that draws down a part of the body, as the corner of the mouth.: Compare levator.

    • Also called depressor nerve . a nerve that, when stimulated, induces a decrease in activity, as a slowed heartbeat.

Origin of depressor

1
1605–15; <Late Latin, derivative of Latin dēprimere (see depress, -tor)

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depressor

/ (dɪˈprɛsə) /


noun
  1. a person or thing that depresses

  2. any muscle that draws down a part

  1. med an instrument used to press down or aside an organ or part: a tongue depressor

  2. Also called: depressor nerve any nerve that when stimulated produces a fall in blood pressure by dilating the arteries or lowering the heartbeat

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