depressor (English, noun)
expansion: depressor (plural depressors or (muscle) depressores)
Senses:
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: Anything that depresses:
Any of several muscles whose contraction pulls down a part of the body.
topics: anatomy
medicine
neuroanatomy
neurology
neuroscience
physiology
sciences
glosses: Anything 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.
glosses: Anything that depresses:
An instrument used to push something out of the way during an examination.
Forms:
form: depressors
tags: plural
form: depressores
topics: anatomy
tags: plural