digastric muscle

noun

Either of a pair of muscles having two fleshy ends connected by a tendon that depress the lower jaw and raise the hyoid bone during swallowing.

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Meanings

noundigastric muscle (plural digastric muscles)

plural digastric muscles · alternative digastric · alternative digastricus

  1. anatomyEither of a pair of muscles having two fleshy ends connected by a tendon that depress the lower jaw and raise the hyoid bone during swallowing.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
digastricus

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 二腹肌
  • 二腹肌 (èrfùjī)muscle
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APA

digastric muscle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digastric%20muscle

MLA

“digastric muscle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digastric%20muscle. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “digastric muscle,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digastric%20muscle.

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