depressor

noun

de·pres·sor di-ˈpre-sər

dē-

: one that depresses: such as

: a muscle that draws down a part compare levator

: a device for pressing down or aside

: a nerve or nerve fiber that decreases the activity or the tone of the organ or the part it innervates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Leptin is produced by fat cells and is best known as a depressor of appetite. —

Amber Dance, Discover Magazine, 24 Feb. 2022 It was tested by manipulating a tongue depressor around the uvula, soft palate, and pharyngeal vault. —

Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 19 Dec. 2010 Leptin is produced by fat cells and is best known as a depressor of appetite. —

Amber Dance, Discover Magazine, 24 Feb. 2022 Leptin is produced by fat cells and is best known as a depressor of appetite. —

Amber Dance, Discover Magazine, 24 Feb. 2022 The TytoCare medical device comes with a thermometer, stethoscope and tongue depressor among other things. —

Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 24 Apr. 2022 Leptin is produced by fat cells and is best known as a depressor of appetite. —

Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Mar. 2022 As Asma helped arrange paper flowers in a basket on the dining room table, Aqsa — who wore a plastic stethoscope around her neck — used a tongue depressor to check inside Gulsom’s mouth. —

Irfan Khan, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2021 See More

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