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Webster 1913 Edition
Depressor
De-press′or
,Noun.
1.
One who, or that which, presses down; an oppressor.
2.
(Anat.)
A muscle that depresses or tends to draw down a part.
Depressor nerve
(Physiol.)
, a nerve which lowers the activity of an organ; as, the depressor nerve of the heart.
Webster 1828 Edition
Depressor
DEPRESSOR
, n.1.
He that presses down; an oppressor.2.
In anatomy, a muscle that depresses or draws down the part to which it is attached; as the depressor of the lower jaw, or of the eyeball. It is called also depriment or deprimens.