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Depressor
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Depressor
noun
1.
Any skeletal muscle that draws a body part down.
Synonym:
depressor muscle
.
2.
Any nerve whose activity tends to reduce the activity or tone of the body part it serves.
Synonym:
depressor nerve
.
3.
A device used by physician to press a part down or aside.
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Words linked to "Depressor" :
nervus
,
device
,
nerve
,
depress
,
tongue depressor
,
skeletal muscle
,
striated muscle
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