Definition of depressor. Meaning of depressor. Synonyms of depressor

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Definition of depressor

Depressor
Depressor De*press"or, n. 1. One who, or that which, presses down; an oppressor. 2. (Anat.) A muscle that depresses or tends to draw down a part. Depressor nerve (Physiol.), a nerve which lowers the activity of an organ; as, the depressor nerve of the heart.

Meaning of depressor from wikipedia

- Depressive may refer to: Major depressive disorder Dysthymia Minor depressive disorder Recurrent brief depression Depressive personality disorder Depression...
- A tongue depressor or spatula is a tool used in medical practice to depress the tongue to allow for examination of the mouth and throat. Hobbyists, artists...
- examples of languages with depressor consonants are Zulu and Shanghainese. Many other tonal languages may have depressor consonants that slightly lower...
- Major depressive disorder (MDD), also known as clinical depression, is a mental disorder characterized by at least two w****s of pervasive low mood, low...
- sole of the foot and the back of the leg; for example, the movement when depressing a car pedal or standing on tiptoes. A ballerina, demonstrating plantar...
- pterygoid muscle lower lip Depressor labii inferioris muscle angle of mouth Depressor anguli oris muscle nasal septum Depressor septi nasi muscle eyeball...
- A depressor weight is a device used on tow lines in nautical applications. A depressor weight can be attached to a floating or otherwise stiff line to...
- Bipolar disorder, previously known as manic depression or manic depressive disorder, is a mental disorder characterized by periods of depression and periods...
- muscle of the chin. The depressor anguli oris muscle receives its blood supply from a branch of the facial artery. The depressor anguli oris muscle is supplied...
- The depressor supercilii is an eye muscle of the human body. The nature of this muscle is in some dispute. Few printed anatomies include it (Netter, et...