depressor

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

Etymology

From depress + -or.

In classic literature

Synonyms

depressor muscle

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