depressor

English

Etymology

depress +‎ -or

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

Derived terms

depressor muscle
tongue depressor

Translations

anything that depresses

French: abaisseur (fr)

Italian: depressore m

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