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depressing |
depressingly |
depression |
depressive |
depressive disorder |
depressor
| depressor muscle
| depressor nerve
| depressurise
| depressurize
| deprivation
depressor
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun depressor has 3 senses
- depressor(n = noun.body) depressor muscle - any skeletal muscle that draws a body part down; Array is a kind of skeletal muscle, striated muscle
- depressor(n = noun.body) depressor nerve - any nerve whose activity tends to reduce the activity or tone of the body part it serves; Array is a kind of nerve, nervus
- depressor(n = noun.artifact) Array - a device used by physician to press a part down or aside; Array is a kind of device
Derived form verb depress3
has particulars: tongue depressor
Derived form verb depress4
OXFORD DICTIONARY
depressor, n.
1 Anat. a (in full depressor muscle) a muscle that causes the lowering of some part of the body. b a nerve that lowers blood pressure.
2 Surgery an instrument for pressing down an organ etc.
1 Anat. a (in full depressor muscle) a muscle that causes the lowering of some part of the body. b a nerve that lowers blood pressure.
2 Surgery an instrument for pressing down an organ etc.
Etymology
L (as DEPRESSION)
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