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(kəm·pres′ər) noun
1. One who or that which compresses.
2. Anat. A muscle that compresses a part of the body: the compressor narium of the nostrils.
3. Surg. An instrument for compressing a part of the body.
4. Mech. A power–driven machine for compressing a gas in order to utilize its expansion, as for refrigeration.
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