DIGASTRIC


Meaning of DIGASTRIC in English

n.

Pronunciation: ( ˌ )d ī - ' gas-trik

Function: adjective

Etymology: New Latin digastricus, from di- + gastricus gastric

Date: circa 1721

: of, relating to, or being either of a pair of muscles that depress the lower jaw and raise the hyoid bone during swallowing

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