depressor Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun any skeletal muscle that draws a body part down
depressor muscle.
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noun any nerve whose activity tends to reduce the activity or tone of the body part it serves
depressor nerve.
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noun a device used by physician to press a part down or aside
WordNet
De*press"or noun
Definitions
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One who, or that which, presses down; an oppressor. -
(Anat.) A muscle that depresses or tends to draw down a part.
