com|pres|sor

com|pres|sor
com|pres|sor «kuhm PREHS uhr», noun.
1. a person or thing that compresses.
2. Anatomy. a muscle which compresses a part.
3. (in surgery) an instrument for compressing a part of the body.
4. a machine for compressing air, gas, or the like.
[< Latin compressor < comprimere; see etym. under compress (Cf.compress)]

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  • pres — ap·pres·sion; ap·pres·so·ri·al; ap·pres·so·ri·um; bu·pres·ti·dae; bu·pres·tis; com·pres·sion; com·pres·sion·al; com·pres·sive; com·pres·som·e·ter; com·pres·sor; com·pres·sure; corse·pres·ent; cu·pres·sa·ce·ae; cu·pres·sin·e·ous;… …   English syllables

  • sor — ad·dres·sor; ad·pro·mis·sor; ad·ses·sor; ag·gres·sor; ais·sor; an·te·ces·sor; as·cen·sor; as·ses·sor; as·ses·sor·ship; cen·sor·a·ble; cen·sor·ate; cen·sor·ship; com·pres·sor; con·fes·sor; con·sor·tion; con·sor·ti·um; cre·sor·ci·nol; de·fen·sor;… …   English syllables

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  • compressor — 1. A muscle, contraction of which causes compression of any structure. 2. An instrument for making pressure on a part, especially on an artery to prevent loss of blood. SYN: compressorium. c. urethrae [TA] …   Medical dictionary

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