depressor
(dē-prĕs′or)
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[L.]
1. A variety of muscle (d. anguli oris).
2. An agent or drug which depresses function.
3. An instrument used to press down on tissues, e.g., on the tongue.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Depressor." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/738717/0/depressor.
Depressor. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/738717/0/depressor. Accessed December 13, 2024.
Depressor. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/738717/0/depressor
Depressor [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 December 13]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/738717/0/depressor.
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