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English noun: depressor

1. depressor (body) any skeletal muscle that draws a body part down


Synonymsdepressor muscle


Broader (hypernym)skeletal muscle, striated muscle

2. depressor (body) any nerve whose activity tends to reduce the activity or tone of the body part it serves


Synonymsdepressor nerve


Broader (hypernym)nerve, nervus

3. depressor (artifact) a device used by physician to press a part down or aside


Broader (hypernym)device


Narrower (hyponym)tongue depressor









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