depressor

1. One that depresses:

   Any of several muscles whose contraction pulls down a part of the body.

   any skeletal muscle that draws a body part down

2. 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.

   any nerve whose activity tends to reduce the activity or tone of the body part it serves

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

   tongue depressor

1. The dentist uses a tongue depressor.

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2. The doctor used a tongue depressor to examine the patient's throat.

   deEinen Spatel zu Hilfe nehmend, sah der Arzt dem Patienten in den Rachen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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