DEPRESSOR

depressor

(noun) a device used by physician to press a part down or aside

depressor, depressor nerve

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

depressor, depressor muscle

(noun) any skeletal muscle that draws a body part down

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

depressor (plural depressors)

Anything that depresses

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

Any of several muscles that pull down

Anything that lowers blood pressure

Source: Wiktionary

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De*press"or, n.

1. One who, or that which, presses down; an oppressor.

2. (Anat.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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