depressor

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English

Etymology

From depress +‎ -or.

Pronunciation

Noun

depressor (plural depressors or (muscle) depressores)

  1. Anything that depresses:
    1. (anatomy) Any of several muscles whose contraction pulls down a part of the body.
      Hyponyms: depressor anguli oris, depressor labii inferioris, depressor septi nasi, depressor supercilii, tongue depressor
      Antonym: levator
    2. (neuroanatomy, physiology) A nerve or nerve fiber that decreases the activity or the tone of the organ or the part it innervates, such as lowering the blood pressure.
      Hyponym: vasodepressor
    3. An instrument used to push something out of the way during an examination.

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Latin

Etymology

From dēprimō (“I press down, weigh down frequently”) (supine dēpressum) +‎ -tor (“-er”, agent noun suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

dēpressor m (genitive dēpressōris); third declension (Late Latin)

  1. that which presses down or depresses; depressor
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Inflection

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative dēpressor dēpressōrēs
genitive dēpressōris dēpressōrum
dative dēpressōrī dēpressōribus
accusative dēpressōrem dēpressōrēs
ablative dēpressōre dēpressōribus
vocative dēpressor dēpressōrēs
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