1) Depressor muscle 2) Instrument for the tongue 3) Muscle of a certain kind 4) Skeletal muscle 5) Striated muscle
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- any skeletal muscle that draws a part down
- any nerve whose activity tends to reduce the activity or tone of the body part it serves
- a device used by physician to press a part down or aside
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• (n.) One who, or that which, presses down; an oppressor. • (n.) A muscle that depresses or tends to draw down a part.
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(de-pres´әr) anything that depresses, such as a muscle, agent, or instrument. See also depressant. depressor nerve. tongue depressor an instrument for pressing down the tongue, allowing better visualization of the oropharynx.
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De·press'or noun 1. One who, or that which, presses down; an oppressor.
2. (Anat.) A muscle that depresses or tends to draw down a part.
Depressor nerve (Physiol.) ,
a nerve which lowers the activity of an organ; as, the depressor nerve of the heart....
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Type: Term Pronunciation: dĕ-pres′ŏr Definitions: 1. A muscle that flattens or lowers a part. 2. Anything that depresses or retards functional activity. 3. An instrument or device used to push certain structures out of the way during an operation or examination. 4. An agent that decreases blood pressure. Synonyms: hypotensor, vasode...
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(muscle) Type: Term Synonyms: depressor septi nasi (muscle)
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[n] - any skeletal muscle that draws a part down 2. [n] - any nerve whose activity tends to reduce the activity or tone of the body part it serves 3. [n] - a device used by physician to press a part down or aside
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noun any nerve whose activity tends to reduce the activity or tone of the body part it serves
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depressor muscle noun any skeletal muscle that draws a body part down
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a person or thing that depresses. · an instrument for pressing down a protruding part, as a tongue depressor. · · a muscle that draws down a part of the body, as the corner of the mouth. Cf. levator. · Also calleddepres&prim;sor nerve&sec;.a nerve that, when stimulated, induces a decrease in activity, as a slowed hear...
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