depressor

A noun referring to a muscle that draws a body part downward, a nerve that reduces activity or tone in a body part, or a medical instrument used to press a part down or aside.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das einen Muskel bezeichnet, der einen Körperteil nach unten zieht, einen Nerv, der die Aktivität oder den Tonus eines Körperteils senkt, oder ein medizinisches Instrument, das zum Niederdrücken oder Abhalten eines Körperteils dient.

1. Depressor muscle C1 formal medical

   Any skeletal muscle that draws a body part down, such as the depressor anguli oris or depressor labii inferioris.

   • The depressor anguli oris muscle pulls the corners of the mouth downward.
   • During the surgery, the depressor muscles were carefully identified.
   • The depressor labii inferioris helps in lowering the lower lip.

   🇩🇪Depressor

   Antonyme: elevatorlevator

2. Depressor nerve C1 formal medical

   Any nerve whose activity tends to reduce the activity or tone of the body part it serves, often lowering blood pressure or heart rate.

   • Stimulation of the depressor nerve can cause a drop in heart rate.
   • The depressor nerve plays a role in regulating blood pressure.
   • Damage to the depressor nerve may affect autonomic functions.

   🇩🇪Depressornerv

3. Medical instrument B2 formal medical

   A device used by a physician to press a part down or aside, such as a tongue depressor.

   • The doctor used a tongue depressor to examine the patient's throat.
   • A depressor is essential for a clear view during oral exams.
   • The nurse handed the physician a sterile depressor for the procedure.

   🇩🇪Medizinisches Instrument

   Synonyme: spatula

• depressors plural form
• depressors' possessive plural form
• depressor's possessive singular form