Synonyms for depressor
dɪˈprɛs ərde·pres·sor

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1. depressor, depressor musclenoun

   any skeletal muscle that draws a body part down

   Synonyms:
   depressor muscle, depressor nerve

2. depressor, depressor nervenoun

   any nerve whose activity tends to reduce the activity or tone of the body part it serves

   Synonyms:
   depressor muscle, depressor nerve

3. depressornoun

   a device used by physician to press a part down or aside

   Synonyms:
   depressor muscle, depressor nerve

Matched Categories

1. • Device
   • Nerve

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1. List of paraphrases for "depressor":

   depressed, despondent, depressive

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1. Jeremy DeSilva:

   Mary Leakey made exquisitely detailed maps of the footprint localities. From Mary Leakey map, we were able to approximate where the tracks should be. We began to dig, hoping for the best, but fearing instead that forty years of seasonal rains had washed them away, the soil was hard as cement and it took a hammer and chisel to reach the footprint layer, which we then needed to excavate delicately with a hard-bristled brush and tongue depressor. Fortunately, the footprints were beautifully preserved.