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  • 1. depressor
  • 2. depressor
  • 3. depressor
  • Depressor in a sentence
Table of Contents
  • 1. depressor
  • 2. depressor
  • 3. depressor
  • Depressor in a sentence
Synonyms
Antonyms

1. depressor

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

Synonyms

  • tongue depressor

Antonyms

  • extensor
  • flexor

2. depressor

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

Synonyms

  • depressor nerve
  • nerve

3. depressor

noun. any skeletal muscle that draws a body part down.

Synonyms

  • depressor muscle
  • striated muscle

Sentences with depressor


1. Noun, singular or mass
Poke a hole in the bottom of a paper cup and put the tongue depressor in the hole so the clown pops out of the top of the cup.

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