DEPRESSOR as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a device used by physician to press a part down or aside
   Hypernyms(s) depressor is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • device (what does device mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • tongue depressor (what does tongue depressor mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • press down (what does press down mean?)
   • depress (what does depress mean?)
2. Meaning
   • any nerve whose activity tends to reduce the activity or tone of the body part it serves
   Synonym(s)
   • depressor nerve (what does depressor nerve mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) depressor is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • nerve (what does nerve mean?)
   • nervus (what does nervus mean?)
3. Meaning
   • any skeletal muscle that draws a part down
   Synonym(s)
   • depressor muscle (what does depressor muscle mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) depressor is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • skeletal muscle (what does skeletal muscle mean?)
   • striated muscle (what does striated muscle mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • lower (what does lower mean?)
   • depress (what does depress mean?)