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digastric

 
Dictionary: di·gas·tric   (dī-găs'trĭk) pronunciation
Anatomy.
adj.
Having two fleshy ends connected by a thinner tendinous portion. Used of certain muscles.

n.
A muscle of the lower jaw that elevates the hyoid bone and assists in lowering the jaw.


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Medical Dictionary: di·gas·tric
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(dī-găs'trĭk)
adj.
  1. Having two bellies; biventral. Used especially of a muscle with two fleshy parts separated by an intervening tendinous part.
  2. Of or relating to the digastric muscle.
Veterinary Dictionary: digastric
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1. having two bellies.
2. digastric muscle. See Table 13.

 
 
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biventral
masticatory
mylohyoid nerve

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