Noun: depressor di'pre-su(r)
- Any skeletal muscle that draws a body part down
"The depressor anguli oris is a depressor muscle that pulls down the corner of the mouth";
- depressor muscle
- Any nerve whose activity tends to reduce the activity or tone of the body part it serves
"The vagus nerve acts as a depressor nerve for heart rate";
- depressor nerve
- A device used by physician to press a part down or aside
"The doctor used a tongue depressor during the examination"
Derived forms: depressors
Type of: device, nerve, nervus, skeletal muscle, striated muscle
Encyclopedia: Depressor