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)
- (zoology) Having two bellies.
- Synonym: biventral
- (anatomy) Of, relating to, or being a digastric muscle.
- the digastric muscle of the lower jaw
Derived terms
Translations
having two bellies
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relating to the digastric muscle
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Translations
a pair of muscles
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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.
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 | ||
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