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Webster 1913 Edition

Digastric

Di-gas′tric

,
Adj.
[Gr.
δι-
=
δίσ-
twice + [GREEK] belly: cf. F.
digastrique
.]
(Anat.)
(a)
Having two bellies; biventral; – applied to muscles which are fleshy at each end and have a tendon in the middle, and esp. to the muscle which pulls down the lower jaw.
(b)
Pertaining to the digastric muscle of the lower jaw;
as, the
digastric
nerves
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Digastric

DIGASTRIC

,
Adj.
[Gr., belly.] Having a double belly; an epithet given to a muscle of the lower jaw.

Definition 2024

digastric

digastric

English

Adjective

digastric ‎(not comparable)

  1. Having two bellies; biventral
  2. Having two fleshy ends connected by a tendon

Noun

digastric ‎(plural digastrics)

  1. The digastric muscle

Etymology

di- +‎ gastric

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