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depressor

Syllabification: (de·pres·sor)

Pronunciation: /diˈpresər/

Definition of depressor

noun

1 Anatomy (also depressor muscle) a muscle whose contraction pulls down the part of the body to which it is attached.
any of several specific muscles in the face: [followed by Latin genitive]:depressor anguli oris

2 Physiology a nerve whose stimulation results in a lowering of blood pressure.

3an instrument for pressing something down.

Origin:

early 17th century (in the general sense 'someone or something that depresses'): from Latin, from depress- 'pressed down', from the verb deprimere (see depress)