DIGASTRIC MUSCLE


Meaning of DIGASTRIC MUSCLE in English

[ dʌɪ'gastrɪk ]

■ noun Anatomy each of a pair of muscles which run under the jaw and act to open it.

Origin

C17: from mod. L. digastricus , from di- 'twice' + Gk gastēr 'belly' (because the muscle has two fleshy parts or ‘bellies’ connected by a tendon).

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