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depressor
[ dih-pres-er ]
noun
- a person or thing that depresses.
- Surgery. an instrument for pressing down a protruding part, as a tongue depressor.
- 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.
depressor
/ dɪˈprɛsə /
noun
- a person or thing that depresses
- any muscle that draws down a part
- med an instrument used to press down or aside an organ or part
a tongue depressor
- Also calleddepressor nerve any nerve that when stimulated produces a fall in blood pressure by dilating the arteries or lowering the heartbeat
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
In the basi-carinal corner of the valve there are often crests for the attachment of the tergal depressor muscle.
From Project Gutenberg
Cirripedia without a peduncle; scuta and terga furnished with depressor muscles; other valves united immoveably together.
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The cavity for the lateral depressor muscle is generally very slight; but in the two vars.
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The depressor muscle is attached in the middle, at the lower, open end of this cavity.
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There is a short adductor ridge, and a deep narrow pit or cleft for the lateral-depressor muscle.
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