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depressor muscle

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Noun1.depressor muscle - any skeletal muscle that draws a body part down
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skeletal muscle, 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


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For example, excessive activity of the depressor muscle group of the lower lip restricts the elevation of the corner of the mouth during smiling and results in a characteristic dimpling of the soft tissue of the chin.
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