"depressor" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dɪˈpɹɛs.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /dɪˈpɹɛs.ɚ/ [General-American] Forms: depressors [plural], depressores [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛsə(ɹ) Etymology: From depress + -or. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|depress|or}} depress + -or Head templates: {{en-noun|+|depressores|pl2qual=muscle}} depressor (plural depressors or (muscle) depressores)
  1. Anything that depresses:
    (anatomy) Any of several muscles whose contraction pulls down a part of the body.
    Categories (topical): Muscles
    Sense id: en-depressor-en-noun-xkhOlDsr Categories (other): English terms prefixed with de- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 32 36 32 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. Anything 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.
    Categories (topical): Neuroanatomy, Physiology
    Sense id: en-depressor-en-noun-Wzsc1VEe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with de-, English terms suffixed with -or Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 45 27 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 25 49 27 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 21 55 24 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 32 36 32 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 28 47 26 Topics: anatomy, medicine, neuroanatomy, neurology, neuroscience, physiology, sciences
  3. Anything that depresses:
    An instrument used to push something out of the way during an examination.
    Categories (topical): Tools
    Sense id: en-depressor-en-noun-8MgyTDCm Disambiguation of Tools: 19 13 68 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with de- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 32 36 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: depressor septi Translations (anything that depresses): abaisseur (French), depressore [masculine] (Italian)
Disambiguation of 'anything that depresses': 33 33 33

Inflected forms

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