DEPRESSIVE
De*press"ive, a.
Defn: Able or tending to depress or cast down.
— De*press"ive*ness, n.
DEPRESSOMOTOR
De*pres`so*mo"tor, a. (Med.)
Defn: Depressing or diminishing the capacity for movement, as depressomotor nerves, which lower or inhibit muscular activity. — n.
Defn: Any agent that depresses the activity of the motor centers, as bromides, etc.
DEPRESSOR
De*press"or, n.
1. One who, or that which, presses down; an oppressor.
2. (Anat.)
Defn: 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.
DEPRIMENT
Dep"ri*ment, a. Etym: [L. deprimens, p. pr. of deprimere. See
Depress.]