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depressor

dep·res·sor

UK/dɪˈpɹɛ.sə/ US/dɪˈpɹɛ.sə(ɹ)/ uncommon

noun

1.

any skeletal muscle that draws a 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

Origin

From depress + -or.

Phrases

  • depressor anguli oris
  • depressor labii inferioris
  • depressor septi
  • depressor septi nasi
  • depressor supercilii
  • tongue depressor

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