Definition of depressor Depressor
de•pres•sor
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What does depressor mean?
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NounPlural: depressors |
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| depressor - a device used by physician to press a part down or aside | ||
| device any clever maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a point"; "it was a great sales gimmick"; "a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen" | ||
| depressor - any skeletal muscle that draws a body part down | ||
| depressor muscle | ||
| skeletal muscle, striated muscle a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes | ||
| depressor - any nerve whose activity tends to reduce the activity or tone of the body part it serves | ||
| depressor nerve | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- depressor (n.)
One who, or that which, presses down; an oppressor. - depressor (n.)
A muscle that depresses or tends to draw down a part.
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depressor
Muscle whose function is to pull down the parts of the body to which it is connected. -
depressor
(For a muscle) Whose function is to pull down the parts of the body to which it is connected.
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🔤- depressor, noun, singular of depressors.
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