Definition of depression

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Depression (n.) The act of depressing.

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Alveolus :: Alveolus (n.) A small depression, sac, or vesicle, as the socket of a tooth, the air cells of the lungs, the ultimate saccules of glands, etc..
Dimple :: Dimple (v. i.) To form dimples; to sink into depressions or little inequalities.
Umbilicus :: Umbilicus (n.) The depression, or mark, in the median line of the abdomen, which indicates the point where the umbilical cord separated from the fetus; the navel..
Profile :: Profile (n.) A drawing exhibiting a vertical section of the ground along a surveyed line, or graded work, as of a railway, showing elevations, depressions, grades, etc..
Oppression :: Oppression (n.) A sense of heaviness or obstruction in the body or mind; depression; dullness; lassitude; as, an oppression of spirits; an oppression of the lungs..
Dimply :: Dimply (a.) Full of dimples, or small depressions; dimpled; as, the dimply pool..
Ephippium :: Ephippium (n.) A depression in the sphenoid bone; the pituitary fossa.
Collapse :: Collapse (n.) Extreme depression or sudden failing of all the vital powers, as the result of disease, injury, or nervous disturbance..
Seam :: Seam (n.) A line or depression left by a cut or wound; a scar; a cicatrix.
Scurvy :: Scurvy (n.) A disease characterized by livid spots, especially about the thighs and legs, due to extravasation of blood, and by spongy gums, and bleeding from almost all the mucous membranes. It is accompanied by paleness, languor, depression, and general debility. It is occasioned by confinement, innutritious food, and hard labor, but especially by lack of fresh vegetable food, or confinement for a long time to a limited range of food, which is incapable of repairing the waste of the system. It
Valley :: Valley (n.) The depression formed by the meeting of two slopes on a flat roof.
Flatness :: Flatness (n.) Depression of tone; the state of being below the true pitch; -- opposed to sharpness or acuteness.
Scrobiculated :: Scrobiculated (a.) Having numerous small, shallow depressions or hollows; pitted..
Depression :: Depression (n.) Diminution, as of trade, etc.; inactivity; dullness..
Refreshment :: Refreshment (n.) The act of refreshing, or the state of being refreshed; restoration of strength, spirit, vigor, or liveliness; relief after suffering; new life or animation after depression..
Shallow-waisted :: Shallow-waisted (a.) Having a flush deck, or with only a moderate depression amidships; -- said of a vessel..
Umbo :: Umbo (n.) A boss, or rounded elevation, or a corresponding depression, in a palate, disk, or membrane; as, the umbo in the integument of the larvae of echinoderms or in the tympanic membrane of the ear..
Iodism :: Iodism (n.) A morbid state produced by the use of iodine and its compounds, and characterized by palpitation, depression, and general emaciation, with a pustular eruption upon the skin..
Sinus :: Sinus (n.) A depression between adjoining lobes.
Revive :: Revive (v. i.) To raise from coma, languor, depression, or discouragement; to bring into action after a suspension..
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