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digastric
digastric [ dī gástrik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
describing two-part muscle: describes a muscle, especially the muscle on either side of the lower jaw, in which two fleshy parts are connected by a tendon
[Early 18th century. < modern Latin digastricus< gastricus (see gastric); from an analogy between 'fleshy parts' and 'stomachs']
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