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}]