DIGASTRIC


Meaning of DIGASTRIC in English

I. (ˈ)dī+ noun

( -s )

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

: either of a pair of digastric muscles that extend from the anterior inferior margin of the mandible to the temporal bone and serve to open the jaw

II. adjective

Etymology: New Latin digastricus, from digastricus, adjective

1. of a muscle : having two bellies separated by a median tendon

2. : of or relating to a digastric

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