How to Pronounce "depressors"
word
di-PRESS-erz
di-PRESS-uhz
Definition
'Depressors' are things, often muscles or devices, that push something down or make it move lower. In medicine, it can also refer to substances or nerves that reduce activity.
IPA Transcription
American English
dɪˈprɛsɚz
British English
dɪpɹˈɛsəz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
di-PRESS-erz
UK
di-PRESS-uhz
Listen in Context
Doctors use depressors to examine a patient's throat.
Certain muscles act as depressors to lower your jaw.
Pharmacists study how different depressors affect the nervous system.
The dentist grabbed a couple of depressors before checking my mouth.