compressor

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1. An instrument or device that applies a compressive force, as in compaction of gold.
2. A muscle that compresses a part, as the compressor hemispherium bulbi, which compresses the bulb of the urethra.

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1. An instrument or device that applies a compressive force, as in compaction of gold.
2. A muscle that compresses a part, as the compressor hemispherium bulbi, which compresses the bulb of the urethra.

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