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digastric

[ dahy-gas-trik ]

adjective

  1. (of a muscle) having two bellies with an intermediate tendon.


noun

  1. a muscle of the lower jaw, the action of which assists in lowering the jaw.

digastric

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adjective

  1. (of certain muscles) having two fleshy portions joined by a tendon
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a muscle of the mandible that assists in lowering the lower jaw
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of digastric1

From the New Latin word digastricus, dating back to 1690–1700. See di- 1, gastric
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of digastric1

C17: from New Latin digastricus (with two bellies), from di- 1+ gastricus gastric, from Greek ²µ²¹²õ³Ùŧ°ù belly
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Having two bellies or protuberances; as, a biventral, or digastric, muscle, or the biventral lobe of the cerebellum.

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In the pig, dog, and cat, the digastric differs more from the corresponding muscle in man; it is not, as in the latter, formed of two parts.

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As their name indicates, these muscles are found above the hyoid bone; amongst those which should arrest our attention for a moment are the mylo-hyoid and the digastric.

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Digastric.—This muscle arises from the styloid process of the occipital bone and from the jugular process; it thence passes downwards and forwards, and terminates variously, in different species.

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Digastric, dī-gas′trik, adj. double-bellied, or fleshy at each end, as is one of the muscles of the lower jaw.

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