1. Flattened from above downward. 2. Below the normal level or the level of the surrounding parts. 3. Below the normal functional level. 4. Dejected; lowered in spirits.
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de·pressed di-'prest adj
1) low in spirits specif affected by psychological depression <a severely \depressed patient>
2 a) having the central part lower than the margin <a \depressed pustule>
b) dorsoventrally flattened <the tapeworm is a \depressed animal (R. A. Wardle & J. A. McLeod)>
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de·pressed (de-prestґ) 1. below the normal level. 2. associated with psychological depression.Medical dictionary. 2011.