NOUN | body | depressor, depressor muscle | any skeletal muscle that draws a body part down |
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body | depressor, depressor nerve | any nerve whose activity tends to reduce the activity or tone of the body part it serves | |
artifact | depressor | a device used by physician to press a part down or aside / aside |
Meaning | Any skeletal muscle that draws a body part down. | |
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Synonym | depressor muscle | |
Broader | skeletal muscle, striated muscle | A muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton |
Spanish | depresor, músculo depresor | |
Catalan | múscul depressor | |
Verbs | depress | cause to drop or sink |
Meaning | Any nerve whose activity tends to reduce the activity or tone of the body part it serves. | |
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Synonym | depressor nerve | |
Broader | nerve, nervus | Any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body |
Meaning | A device used by physician to press a part down or aside / aside. | |
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Narrower | tongue depressor | A thin depressor used to press the tongue down during an examination of the mouth and throat |
Broader | device | An instrumentality invented for a particular purpose |
Spanish | depresor | |
Catalan | depressor | |
Verbs | depress | press down |
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