Definition of Digastric
1. 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.
Definition of Digastric
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Medical Definition of Digastric
1.
Having two bellies; biventral; applied to muscles which are fleshy at each end and have a tendon in the middle, and especially. To the muscle which pulls down the lower jaw.
Pertaining to the digastric muscle of the lower jaw; as, the digastric nerves.
Origin: Gr. = twice + belly: cf. F. Digastrique.
Source: Websters Dictionary
(01 Mar 1998)
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