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  1. depressor:


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Detailed Synonyms for depressor in English

depressor:

depressor [the ~] noun

  1. the depressor
    – a device used by physician to press a part down or aside 1
    the depressor
    – a device used by physician to press a part down or aside 1
  2. the depressor
    – any nerve whose activity tends to reduce the activity or tone of the body part it serves 1
    the depressor nerve; the depressor
    – any nerve whose activity tends to reduce the activity or tone of the body part it serves 1
  3. the depressor
    – any skeletal muscle that draws a body part down 1
    the depressor muscle; the depressor
    – any skeletal muscle that draws a body part down 1

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Related Definitions for "depressor":

  1. a device used by physician to press a part down or aside1
  2. any nerve whose activity tends to reduce the activity or tone of the body part it serves1
  3. any skeletal muscle that draws a body part down1

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