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digastric definition

di·gas·tric (dī gas′trik)

adjective

designating or of a muscle that bellies out from both sides of its tendon, esp. such a muscle in the neck that helps to lower the jaw and indirectly moves the tongue

Etymology: ModL digastricus < Gr di-, two + gastēr, belly: see gastro-

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