- (n.) A muscle that compresses certain parts.
- (n.) A machine for compressing gases; especially, an air compressor.
- (n.) Anything which serves to compress.
- (n.) An instrument for compressing an artery (esp., the femoral artery) or other part.
- (n.) An apparatus for confining or flattening between glass plates an object to be examined with the microscope; -- called also compressorium.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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