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語源

From depress +‎ -or.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /dɪˈpɹɛ.sə/
• (General American) IPA: /dɪˈpɹɛ.sə(ɹ)/
• 韻: -ɛsə(ɹ)

名詞

depressor (plural depressors or (sense 1.1) depressores)

1. One that depresses:
   1. (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

   2. (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

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

      tongue depressor

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参照

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

発音

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

名詞

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

1. depressor (one that depresses)

Inflection

Third-declension noun.