DIGASTRIC

Etymology

Adjective

digastric (not comparable)

Having two bellies; biventral

Having two fleshy ends connected by a tendon.

Noun

digastric (plural digastrics)

The digastric muscle.

Source: Wiktionary


Di*gas"tric, a. Etym: [Gr. digastrique.] (Anat.) (a) Having two bellies; biventral; -- applied to muscles which are fleshy at each end and have a tendon in the middle, and esp. to the muscle which pulls down the lower jaw. (b) Pertaining to the digastric muscle of the lower jaw; as, the digastric nerves.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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