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noun
One that depresses:
Any of several muscles whose contraction pulls down a part of the body.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: levator
noun
One that depresses:
A nerve or nerve fiber that decreases the activity or the tone of the organ or the part it innervates, such as lowering the blood pressure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, neuroanatomy, neurology, neuroscience, physiology, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
One that depresses:
An instrument used to push something out of the way during an examination.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a device used by physician to press a part down or aside
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: device
Narrower terms: tongue depressor
noun
any nerve whose activity tends to reduce the activity or tone of the body part it serves
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: depressor nerve
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: nerve, nervus
noun
any skeletal muscle that draws a body part down
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: depressor muscle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: skeletal muscle, striated muscle
History
From depress + -or.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
