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Depressor

noun
1.
Any skeletal muscle that draws a body part down.  Synonym: depressor muscle.
2.
Any nerve whose activity tends to reduce the activity or tone of the body part it serves.  Synonym: depressor nerve.
3.
A device used by physician to press a part down or aside.



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Words linked to "Depressor" :   striated muscle, tongue depressor, nerve, device, depress, nervus, skeletal muscle


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