digastric

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daɪˈɡæ.stɹɪk/
• Rhymes: -æstɹɪk

Adjective

digastric (not comparable)

1. (zoology) Having two bellies.

   Synonym: biventral

2. (anatomy) Of, relating to, or being a digastric muscle.

   the digastric muscle of the lower jaw

Derived terms

• digastric muscle
• jugulodigastric
• subdigastric

Translations

having two bellies

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 二腹 (èrfù)

relating to the digastric muscle

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 二腹肌的 (èrfùjī de)

Noun

digastric (plural digastrics)

1. (anatomy) Ellipsis of digastric muscle..

   Synonym: digastricus

Translations

a pair of muscles

• Spanish: digástrico

References

• “digastric”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “digastric”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French digastrique.

Noun

digastric m (plural digastrici)

1. digastric

Declension

Declension of digastric

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) digastric	digastricul	(niște) digastrici	digastricii
genitive/dative	(unui) digastric	digastricului	(unor) digastrici	digastricilor
vocative	digastricule		digastricilor