Definitions for depressor
dɪˈprɛs ərde·pres·sor

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. depressor, depressor musclenoun

   any skeletal muscle that draws a body part down

2. depressor, depressor nervenoun

   any nerve whose activity tends to reduce the activity or tone of the body part it serves

3. depressornoun

   a device used by physician to press a part down or aside

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. depressornoun

   Anything that depresses

2. depressornoun

   An instrument used to push something out of the way during an examination

3. depressornoun

   Any of several muscles that pull down

4. depressornoun

   Anything that lowers blood pressure

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Depressor

   In anatomy. A term given to several muscles of the body, whose action is to depress the parts to which they adhere.

2. Depressornoun

   Etymology: depressor, Latin.

   1. He that keeps or presses down.2. An oppressor.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. depressor

   A depressor is a tool, device, or substance used to lower or reduce the level or intensity of something, such as suppressing a body function or lowering a body part. It can also refer to a muscle that pulls down a particular part of the body. The term is commonly associated with the medical field, as in tongue depressor or a drug that works as a depressor for certain body systems like blood pressure or heart rate.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Depressornoun

   one who, or that which, presses down; an oppressor

2. Depressornoun

   a muscle that depresses or tends to draw down a part

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Depressor

   applied to a muscle that has for its function the depression of an organ or a part.

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1. • Device
   • Nerve

How to pronounce depressor?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of depressor in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of depressor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of depressor in a Sentence

1. Jeremy DeSilva:

   Mary Leakey made exquisitely detailed maps of the footprint localities. From Mary Leakey map, we were able to approximate where the tracks should be. We began to dig, hoping for the best, but fearing instead that forty years of seasonal rains had washed them away, the soil was hard as cement and it took a hammer and chisel to reach the footprint layer, which we then needed to excavate delicately with a hard-bristled brush and tongue depressor. Fortunately, the footprints were beautifully preserved.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=depressor
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Depressor
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=depressor
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/depressor
6. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=depressor