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Definition of 'tongue depressor'. tongue depressor (tÊÅ dÉªprÉsÉr ) Word forms: tongue depressors. countable noun. A tongue depressor is a medical instrument that is used to press a patient's tongue down so that their mouth or throat can be examined more easily. [medicine] Dr. Avery took the tongue depressor out of Rae's mouth.
depressor nerve. 1. a nerve that lessens the activity of an organ. 2. an afferent nerve whose stimulation causes a fall in blood pressure. efferent nerve any nerve that carries impulses from the central nervous system toward the periphery, such as a motor nerve. See also neuron.ixed nerve (nerve of mixed fibers) a nerve composed of both sensory (afferent) and motor (efferent) fibers. motor nerve a peripheral efferent nerve that stimulates muscle contraction. myelinated nerve one whose axons are encased in a myelin sheath; called also medullated nerve.