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