DEPRESSOR


Meaning of DEPRESSOR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈpre-sər, dē- ]

noun

Etymology: Late Latin, from Latin deprimere

Date: 1611

: one that depresses: as

a. : a muscle that draws down a part — compare levator

b. : a device for pressing down or aside

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.