English Explanatory Dictionary

digastric

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having two bellies.
  2. Of, relating to, or being a digastric muscle.
noun
  1. Ellipsis of digastric muscle.

Pronunciation

/daɪˈɡæ.stɹɪk/

Word forms

digastric digastrics

Etymology

Borrowing from New Latin digastricus, from di- (“twice, doubly”) + gastricus (“gastric”); equivalent to di- + gastric. Doublet of digastricus.

Synonyms

biventral digastricus

Derived words

digastric muscle jugulodigastric subdigastric
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