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depressor definition

de·pres·sor (dē pres′ər, di-)

noun

  1. a person or thing that depresses
  2. any of various muscles that draw down a part of the body
  3. a nerve which when stimulated decreases the activity of a part of the body
  4. an instrument that presses a protruding part out of the way during a medical examination or operation a tongue depressor

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