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digastric

/daɪˈɡæ.stɹɪk/

digastric adjective: having two bellies. Also the ellipsis of digastric muscle.

Adjective

digastric (not comparable)

  1. Having two bellies.
    Synonyms:
    biventral
  2. Of, relating to, or being a digastric muscle.
    • the digastric muscle of the lower jaw

Also used as

digastric is also the ellipsis of digastric muscle.

Synonyms of digastric

Forms of digastric

pluraldigastrics

Origin of digastric

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

Words formed from digastric

Phrases with digastric

Words that rhyme with digastric

Questions about digastric

What does digastric mean?
Digastric means having two bellies.
What part of speech is digastric?
Digastric is an adjective.
How do you pronounce digastric?
Digastric is pronounced /daɪˈɡæ.stɹɪk/.

Words near digastric in the dictionary

  1. digammated
  2. digammic
  3. digamous
  4. digamy
  5. Diganta
  6. digastric
  7. digastric muscle
  8. digastric muscles
  9. digastrici
  10. digastrics
  11. digastricus

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