depressor

From depress + -or.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /dɪˈpɹɛ.sə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /dɪˈpɹɛ.sə(ɹ)/

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• Rhymes: -ɛsə(ɹ)

depressor (plural depressors or (sense 1.1) depressores)

1. One that depresses:
   2. (anatomy) Any of several muscles whose contraction pulls down a part of the body.

      Hyponyms: depressor anguli oris, depressor labii inferioris, depressor septi nasi, depressor supercilii, tongue depressor

      Antonym: levator

   3. (neuroanatomy, physiology) 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.

      Hyponym: vasodepressor

   4. An instrument used to push something out of the way during an examination.

      tongue depressor

• “depressor”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “depressor”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

From dēprimō (“to press down, weigh down frequently”) (supine dēpressum) +‎ -tor (“-er”, agent noun suffix).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [deːˈprɛs.sɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [deˈprɛs.sor]

dēpressor m (genitive dēpressōris); third declension (Late Latin)

1. depressor (one that depresses)

Third-declension noun.

From depressar +‎ -or.

• Hyphenation: de‧pres‧sor

depressor m (plural depressores)

1. depressant (that depresses)

   Synonym: depressivo

   Antonyms: antidepressor, antidepressivo

   1. (pharmacology) depressant (that decreases physiological activity)

depressor m (plural depressores, feminine depressora, feminine plural depressoras)

1. depressant (one that depresses)

   Synonym: depressivo

   Antonyms: antidepressor, antidepressivo

   1. (pharmacology) depressant (drug that decreases physiological activity)

• “depressor”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “depressor”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “depressor”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “depressor”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026