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depressor vs striated muscle

striated muscle vs depressor

depressor and striated muscle both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
depressor Yes No No No
striated muscle Yes No No No
As nouns, striated muscle is a hypernym of depressor; that is, striated muscle is a word with a broader meaning than depressor:
  • depressor: any skeletal muscle that draws a body part down
  • striated muscle: a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes
Other hypernyms of depressor include skeletal muscle.
depressor (noun) striated muscle (noun)
a device used by physician to press a part down or aside a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes
any skeletal muscle that draws a body part down
any nerve whose activity tends to reduce the activity or tone of the body part it serves
Difference between depressor and striated muscle

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