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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

depressomotor en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English depress Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin mōtorder. Middle English motour English motor English depressomotor From depress + -o- + motor.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Depressing or diminishing the capacity for movement.
    • Depressomotor nerves lower or inhibit muscular activity.

depressomotor en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English depress Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin mōtorder. Middle English motour English motor English depressomotor From depress + -o- + motor.

Meanings

  1. Any agent that depresses the activity of the motor centres.
    • Bromides are depressomotors.

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