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DEPRESSOR NERVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does depressor nerve mean?
• DEPRESSOR NERVE (noun)
The noun DEPRESSOR NERVE has 1 sense:
1. any nerve whose activity tends to reduce the activity or tone of the body part it serves
Familiarity information: DEPRESSOR NERVE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any nerve whose activity tends to reduce the activity or tone of the body part it serves
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
depressor; depressor nerve
Hypernyms ("depressor nerve" is a kind of...):
nerve; nervus (any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body)
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