"depressor" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dɪˈpɹɛ.sə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /dɪˈpɹɛ.sə(ɹ)/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-depressor.wav Forms: depressors [plural], depressores [error-unknown-tag, plural]
Rhymes: -ɛsə(ɹ) Etymology: From depress + -or. Etymology templates: {{af|en|depress|-or}} depress + -or Head templates: {{en-noun|+|es<q:sense 1.1>}} depressor (plural depressors or (sense 1.1) depressores)
  1. One that depresses:
    (anatomy) Any of several muscles whose contraction pulls down a part of the body.
    Sense id: en-depressor-en-noun-WY7YiAYZ Categories (other): Muscles, English terms prefixed with de-, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 37 33 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 22 12 25 7 7 6 6 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. One that depresses:
    (neuroanatomy, physiology) 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.
    Sense id: en-depressor-en-noun-Dn~rLOx8 Categories (other): Neuroanatomy, Physiology, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-, English terms suffixed with -or, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 46 24 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 37 33 30 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 34 43 23 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 33 44 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 22 12 25 7 7 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 32 41 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 31 42 27 Topics: anatomy, medicine, neuroanatomy, neurology, neuroscience, physiology, sciences
  3. One that depresses:
    An instrument used to push something out of the way during an examination.
    Sense id: en-depressor-en-noun-l3nq5jtE Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English terms prefixed with de-, Pages with entries, Tools Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 37 33 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 22 12 25 7 7 6 6 Disambiguation of Tools: 23 17 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: tongue depressor Related terms: depressor anguli oris, depressor labii inferioris, depressor septi, depressor septi nasi, depressor supercilii Translations (one that depresses): abaisseur (French), depressore [masculine] (Italian)
Disambiguation of 'one that depresses': 33 33 33

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