1. any skeletal muscle that draws a body part down • Syn: depressor muscle • Derivationally related forms: depress • Hypernyms: skeletal muscle, striated muscle 2. any nerve whose activity tends to reduce the activity or tone of the body part it serves • Syn: depressor nerve • Hypernyms: nerve, nervus 3. a device used by physician to press a part down or aside • Derivationally related forms: depress • Hypernyms: device • Hyponyms: tongue depressor