DIGASTRIC


Meaning of DIGASTRIC in English

/duy gas"trik/ , Anat.

adj.

1. (of a muscle) having two bellies with an intermediate tendon.

n.

2. a muscle of the lower jaw, the action of which assists in lowering the jaw.

[ 1690-1700; digastricus. See DI- 1 , GASTRIC ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .