depressor

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) Anything that depresses:
 * 2)  Any of several muscles whose contraction pulls down a part of the body.
 * 3)  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.
 * 4) An instrument used to push something out of the way during an examination.
 * 1)  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.
 * 2) An instrument used to push something out of the way during an examination.
 * 1) An instrument used to push something out of the way during an examination.

Derived terms

 * depressor septi

Translations

 * French:
 * Italian: depressore

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) that which presses down or depresses; depressor