depressor
English
noun
Definitions
- Anything that depresses
- An instrument used to push something out of the way during an examination
- Any of several muscles that pull down
- Anything that lowers blood pressure
Etymology
Suffix from English depress.
Origin
English
depress
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- depress English
- depressable English
- depressant English
- depresseth English
- depressible English
- depressogenic English
- depressoid English
- depressomotor English
- deprest English
- immunodepress English
- vasodepressor English
- dēpressus Latin
- depressen Middle English
- depresar Ido