(n.) One who, or that which, presses down; an oppressor.
(n.) A muscle that depresses or tends to draw down a part.
Example Sentences:
(1) Concerning the descending influences, it was found that stimulation of the anterior hypothalamus evokes depressor reactions, whereas stimulation of the posterior hypothalamus results in pressor reactions.
(2) These results show the existence of a depressor response and decreases in HR and RNA in the rabbit mediated by the action of BK on cardiac sympathetic afferents.
(3) An increased activity of the renin-angiotensin system seen in most cosmonauts at an acute stage of readaptation was correlated with a higher concentration of cAMP and a lower concentration of depressor prostaglandins.
(4) Three factors that are considered necessary to obtain satisfactory function of the soft palate for speech are (1) adequate length, (2) adequate mobility, which should include consideration of resting tension and elasticity of the levator and depressor muscles, and (3) the need for conformity of the dorsal surface to the pharyngeal wall, which this paper seeks to emphasize.
(5) Neither calcium antagonists, indomethacin or L-NAME modified the initial depressor response to endothelin.
(6) Intravenous injection (iv) of clonidine significantly induced depressor and bradycardiac responses in rats.
(7) We conclude that neither the depressor nor the pressor response evoked by stimulation or inhibition of the CVLM is dependent on the integrity of the nTS.
(8) During vibration of the depressor muscles with the mandible in its rest position the subjects underestimated an opening movement, but fixation of the mandible caused no illusions of movement.
(9) It was found crucial to keep intact the structures of the ponto-medullary junction, as well as the most rostral part of the medulla for sharp decrease of the pressor reflexes or for the appearance of the depressor ones, instead.
(10) The short term natriuretic response to either a NaCl load or ANP infusion is greater in obese vs lean Zuckers and the depressor response to ANP is intact in obese Zuckers.
(11) Higher doses of KA also produced a secondary prolonged depressor response in WKY but not SH rats.
(12) The results showed that (1) the nerve damage in chronic glaucoma was due to multiple factors; (2) the use of a drug that improved microcirculation in combination with an IOP depressor better protected the optic nerve functions than did the latter alone; and (3) Inj.
(13) Finally, microinjections of lidocaine into the ventrolateral funiculus (VLF) or transections of the dorsolateral funiculus (DLF) of the thoracic spinal cord attenuated VAS-produced effects on neuronal responses, but did not affect VAS-induced depressor responses.
(14) Prolonged low frequency stimulation of the sciatic nerve in conscious spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR), is reported to induce a naloxone-reversible long-lasting depressor response (Yao et al.
(15) The anatomical features of the peptidergic innervation and the levels of proctolinlike immunoreactivity of one muscle group, the coxal depressor system, are here described in detail.
(16) The structural organization of the adrenergic (sympathetic) component of the autonomic innervation of the depressor zone of the cat aortic arch was studied by luminescence microscopy of the catecholamines.
(17) However, depressor responses induced by PAF and ACh in diabetic rats were attenuated more than those in control rats.
(18) In contrast, depressor responses to sodium nitroprusside were not significantly altered in pregnancy.
(19) It was shown the deterioration of the parametres which characterize a capacitance function of the spleen by stimulation of a causal depressor zone of the brainstem by means of the current of threshold size and its increase by irritation of the brain structures with a 2 threshold current size.
(20) The possibility that putative transmitters may influence the aortic nerve stimulation-produced bradycardia and depressor responses was examined in urethane- and chloralose-anesthetized, paralyzed and artificially ventilated rabbits.
Push
Definition:
(n.) A pustule; a pimple.
(v. t.) To press against with force; to drive or impel by pressure; to endeavor to drive by steady pressure, without striking; -- opposed to draw.
(v. t.) To thrust the points of the horns against; to gore.
(v. t.) To press or urge forward; to drive; to push an objection too far.
(v. t.) To bear hard upon; to perplex; to embarrass.
(v. t.) To importune; to press with solicitation; to tease.
(v. i.) To make a thrust; to shove; as, to push with the horns or with a sword.
(v. i.) To make an advance, attack, or effort; to be energetic; as, a man must push in order to succeed.
(v. i.) To burst pot, as a bud or shoot.
(n.) A thrust with a pointed instrument, or with the end of a thing.
(n.) Any thrust. pressure, impulse, or force, or force applied; a shove; as, to give the ball the first push.
(n.) An assault or attack; an effort; an attempt; hence, the time or occasion for action.
(n.) The faculty of overcoming obstacles; aggressive energy; as, he has push, or he has no push.
Example Sentences:
(1) The former Stoke City manager Pulis had reportedly been left frustrated by the club failing to push through deals for various players he targeted to strengthen the Palace squad.
(2) "It seems that this is just a few experts who are pushing it through parliament … without anyone thinking through the likely consequences for our country," said Duke Tagoe of the Food Sovereignty campaign group.
(3) John Large, a leading nuclear consultant, said: "The HSE as an independent agency will come under tremendous pressure to push through these designs.
(4) One might expect that a similar news spike and rebounding of support for stricter gun control can happen, given President Obama's new push.
(5) Activists in the country are pushing to get their voices heard ahead of Sunday's race.
(6) But late last month, Amisom pushed them out of Afgoye, a strategic stronghold 30km from Mogadishu, where Amisom officials say the militants used to manufacture explosives used in attacks on the capital.
(7) Gerhard Schröder , Merkel’s immediate predecessor, had pushed through parliament a radical reform agenda to get the country’s spluttering economy back on track.
(8) The view that testes found lateral to the external ring and which could be pushed some way into the scrotum were merely retractile was questioned.
(9) There’s a fine line between pushing them to their limits and avoiding injury, and Alberto is a master at it.
(10) The BBA statistics director, David Dooks, said: "It was no surprise to see the January mortgage figures falling back from December, when transactions were being pushed through to beat the end of stamp duty relief.
(11) Markets reacted calmly on Friday to the downgrade by Moody's of 16 European and US banks, with share prices steady after the reduction in credit ratings, which can push up the cost of borrowing for banks which they could pass on to customers.
(12) They also had speakers, long before boomboxes and mobile phones pushed sounds out in public.
(13) The minister for health, Mamy Lalatiana Andriamanarivo, says he is determined to push ahead with ambitious plans for universal free healthcare.
(14) The effect of 5 beta- and 5 alpha-reduced progestins on luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LH-RH) release was examined using either an in vitro superfusion or an in vivo push-pull perfusion (PPP) technique.
(15) That may well be the case, but it is extremely unlikely that Britain would be able to choose the terms of its future cooperation with the EU and not face push-back from member states.
(16) He can appoint Garland to the supreme court, and even push through the other 58 federal judicial nominees that are pending.
(17) The environment secretary, Liz Truss , has stripped farmers of subsidies for solar farms, saying they are a “blight” that was pushing food production overseas.
(18) Threadneedle Street has shaved 0.75 points off borrowing costs in but has not moved since April and with rising energy bills likely to push inflation close to 5% in the coming months is thought more likely to raise bank rate than cut it when the Bank meets this week.
(19) On physical examination the patients complained of pain on both passive flexion and internal rotation of the hip, and when the thigh was pushed backwards at 90 degrees of flexion.
(20) The ACT’s opposition leader, Jeremy Hanson, said during Tuesday’s debate that the uncertainty surrounding the new same-sex marriage regime created significant problems for couples, and he suggested the territory could be liable to compensation if it pushed ahead of the tolerance of the commonwealth, rather than waiting for the legalities to be settled.