| depressive psychosis | A major disorder of mood in which biologic factors are believed to play a prominent role. See: depression. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| depressive reaction | 1. A lowering or decrease of functional activity. 2. <psychiatry> A mental state of depressed mood characterised by feelings of sadness, despair and discouragement. Depression ranges from normal feelings of the blues through dysthymia to major depression. It in many ways resembles the grief and mourning that follow bereavement, there are often feelings of low self esteem, guilt and self reproach, withdrawal from interpersonal contact and somatic symptoms such as eating and sleep disturbances. Origin: L. Depremere = to press down (18 Nov 1997) |
| depressive stupor | A stuporous syndrome from which recovery is the rule, as opposed to malignant stupor. Synonym: depressive stupor. (05 Mar 2000) |
| depressive syndrome | 1. A lowering or decrease of functional activity. 2. <psychiatry> A mental state of depressed mood characterised by feelings of sadness, despair and discouragement. Depression ranges from normal feelings of the blues through dysthymia to major depression. It in many ways resembles the grief and mourning that follow bereavement, there are often feelings of low self esteem, guilt and self reproach, withdrawal from interpersonal contact and somatic symptoms such as eating and sleep disturbances. Origin: L. Depremere = to press down (18 Nov 1997) |
| depressomotor | <medicine> Depressing or diminishing the capacity for movement, as depressomotor nerves, which lower or inhibit muscular activity. Any agent that depresses the activity of the motor centers, as bromides, etc. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| depressor | 1. One who, or that which, presses down; an oppressor. 2. <anatomy> A muscle that depresses or tends to draw down a part. <physiology> Depressor nerve, a nerve which lowers the activity of an organ; as, the depressor nerve of the heart. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| depressor anguli oris | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, lower border of mandible anteriorly; insertion, blends with other muscles in lower lip near angle of mouth; action, pulls down corners of mouth; nerve supply, facial. Synonym: musculus depressor anguli oris, musculus triangularis labii inferioris, musculus triangularis, triangular muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| depressor fibres | Sensory nerve fibre's having pressure-sensitive nerve endings in the wall of certain arteries capable of activating blood pressure-lowering brainstem mechanisms when stimulated by an increase in intra-arterial pressure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| depressor labii inferioris | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, anterior portion of lower border of mandible; insertion, orbicularis oris musculus and skin of lower lip; action, depresses lower lip; nerve supply, facial. Synonym: musculus depressor labii inferioris, depressor muscle of lower lip, musculus quadratus labii inferioris, musculus quadratus menti. (05 Mar 2000) |
| depressor muscle of epiglottis | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, inner surface of thyroid cartilage in common with musculus thyroarytenoideus; insertion, aryepiglottic fold and margin of epiglottis; action, depresses base of epiglottis; nerve supply, recurrent laryngeal. Synonym: musculus thyroepiglotticus, depressor muscle of epiglottis, ventricularis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| depressor muscle of eyebrow | <anatomy> Fibres of the orbital part of the orbicularis oculi musculus insert in the eyebrow; action, depresses eyebrow; nerve supply, facial. Synonym: musculus depressor supercilii, depressor muscle of eyebrow. (05 Mar 2000) |
| depressor muscle of lower lip | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, anterior portion of lower border of mandible; insertion, orbicularis oris musculus and skin of lower lip; action, depresses lower lip; nerve supply, facial. Synonym: musculus depressor labii inferioris, depressor muscle of lower lip, musculus quadratus labii inferioris, musculus quadratus menti. (05 Mar 2000) |
| depressor muscle of septum | <anatomy> A vertical fasciculus from the orbicularis oris musculus passing upward along the median line of the upper lip, and inserted into the cartilaginous septum of the nose; action, depresses septum; nerve supply, facial. Synonym: musculus depressor septi, depressor muscle of septum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| depressor nerve of Ludwig | <anatomy, nerve> A branch of the vagus which ends in the aortic arch and base of the heart; composed entirely of afferent fibres; its stimulation elicits a brainstem reflex which causes slowing of the heart, dilation of the peripheral vessels, and a fall in blood pressure. Synonym: Cyon's nerve, depressor nerve of Ludwig, Ludwig's nerve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| depressor reflex | A fall in blood pressure due to peripheral vasodilation and cardiac inhibition by stimulations of terminations of a cardiac depressor nerve in the aortic arch and base of the heart. Synonym: aortic reflex, depressor reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| depressive |
someone suffering psychological depression depressing: causing or suggestive of sorrow or gloom; "a gloomy outlook"; "gloomy news"
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| depressive disorder |
a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention
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| depressor |
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 a device used by physician to press a part down or aside
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| depressor nerve |
depressor: any nerve whose activity tends to reduce the activity or tone of the body part it serves
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| depressed fracture |
depressed skull fracture, a fracture of the skull in which a fragment is depressed.
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| depress | causing dejection |
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| depress | causing or suggestive of sorrow or gloom |
| depress | in a depressing manner or to a depressing degree |
| depress | pushing down |
| depress | sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy |
| depress | a sunken or depressed geological formation |
| depress | angular distance below the horizon (especially of a celestial object) |
| depress | a concavity in a surface produced by pressing |
| depress | a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention |
| depress | a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity |
| depress | a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment |
| depress | an air mass of lower pressure |