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nervus vs depressor

depressor vs nervus

nervus and depressor both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
nervus Yes No No No
depressor Yes No No No
As nouns, depressor is a hyponym of nervus; that is, depressor is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than nervus:
  • nervus: any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
  • depressor: any nerve whose activity tends to reduce the activity or tone of the body part it serves
nervus (noun) depressor (noun)
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body a device used by physician to press a part down or aside
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 nervus and depressor

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