digastric

adjective di·gas·tric \(ˌ)dī-ˈgas-trik\

Definition of DIGASTRIC

: of, relating to, or being either of a pair of muscles that depress the lower jaw and raise the hyoid bone during swallowing

New Latin digastricus, from di- + gastricus gastric

First Known Use: circa 1721

Medical Dictionary

adjective di·gas·tric \(ˈ)dī-ˈgas-trik\

: having two bellies separated by a median tendon

: of or relating to a digastric muscle

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