Depressor \De*press"or\, n.
1. One who, or that which, presses down; an oppressor.
2. (Anat.) A muscle that depresses or tends to draw down a
part.
{Depressor nerve} (Physiol.), a nerve which lowers the
activity of an organ; as, the depressor nerve of the
heart.
depressor nerve
n : any nerve whose activity tends to reduce the activity or
tone of the body part it serves [syn: {depressor}]