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depressor medical definition
noun
- Any of various muscles that act by drawing down a part of the body.
- Something that depresses or retards functional activity.
- An instrument used to push certain structures out of the way during an operation or examination.
- An agent that lowers blood pressure. Also called hypotensor.
- A nerve that when stimulated acts to lower arterial blood pressure.
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