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单词 depressor
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
de•pres•sor  (di presər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person or thing that depresses.
  2. Surgeryan instrument for pressing down a protruding part, as a tongue depressor.
  3. Anatomy
    • Anatomya muscle that draws down a part of the body, as the corner of the mouth. Cf. levator.
    • AnatomyAlso called depressor nerve′. a nerve that, when stimulated, induces a decrease in activity, as a slowed heartbeat.
  • Late Latin, derivative of Latin dēprimere (see depress, -tor)
  • 1605–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
depressor /dɪˈprɛsə/ n
  1. a person or thing that depresses
  2. any muscle that draws down a part
  3. an instrument used to press down or aside an organ or part: a tongue depressor
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