digastric

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/daɪˈɡæ.stɹɪk/

adjective

Having two bellies.

“the digastric muscle of the lower jaw”

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biventraldigastricus
OriginNew Latin digastricus →
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Meanings

adjectivedigastric (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyHaving two bellies.

    Synonyms: biventral

  2. not comparableanatomyOf, relating to, or being a digastric muscle.

    the digastric muscle of the lower jaw

noundigastric (plural digastrics)

plural digastrics

  1. abbreviationellipsisanatomyEllipsis of digastric muscle.

    Synonyms: digastricus

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving two bellies.

Similar
biventral

Origin

  1. New Latindigastricus
  2. Englishdigastric

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

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 二腹, 二腹肌的
  • 二腹 (èrfù)having two bellies
  • 二腹肌的 (èrfùjī de)relating to the digastric muscle
Spanish digástrico
  • digástricoa pair of muscles

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with digastric

jugulodigastricsubdigastric
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APA

digastric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digastric

MLA

“digastric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digastric. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “digastric,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digastric.

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