Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun depressor

3 senses of depressor

Sense 1
depressor, depressor muscle -- (any skeletal muscle that draws a body part down)
       => skeletal muscle, striated muscle -- (a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes)

Sense 2
depressor, depressor nerve -- (any nerve whose activity tends to reduce the activity or tone of the body part it serves)
       => nerve, nervus -- (any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body)

Sense 3
depressor -- (a device used by physician to press a part down or aside)
       => device -- (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water")