0 a muscle that pulls down part of the body
1 a medical tool used to push parts of the body out of the way during an operation:
a tongue depressor
2 a nerve that reduces the activity of an organ
Oropharyngeal secretions were collected from children using sterile cotton-tipped applicator swabs with tongue depressors to visualize the oropharynx.
Invasive fungal infections and contaminated tongue depressors.
These are the great depressors.
Above the incisor teeth locations there is a shallow depression, the incisive fossa, and this gives rise to the depressor alae nasi.
Since they are inexpensive and difficult to clean, wooden tongue depressors are normally labeled for disposal after a single use.
Earlier versions of depressors were made from balsa, pine, or redwood woods.
When these receptors are active they elicit a depressor response; which decreases the heart rate and gives a general vasodilation.
However, the tone on the "dla" of "ukudlala" is low as a result of the depressor consonant "dl".
