Depressors

/dɪˈprɛsərz/ noun

Definition

Plural of depressor; multiple things or muscles that depress, press down, or reduce activity.

Etymology

Plural of depressor by adding '-s'. Depressor itself comes from Latin 'deprimere' + '-or' agent suffix.

Kelly Says

Medical textbooks show diagrams of depressor muscles labeled in Latin names, a reminder that anatomy was mapped and named by scholars who spoke Latin five centuries ago.

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