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musculus digastricus.Medical dictionary. 2011.
Digastric muscle — Muscles of the neck. Lateral view … Wikipedia
digastric muscle — [dʌɪ gastrɪk] noun Anatomy each of a pair of muscles which run under the jaw and act to open it. Origin C17: from mod. L. digastricus, from di twice + Gk gastēr belly (because the muscle has two fleshy parts or ‘bellies’ connected by a tendon) … English new terms dictionary
Digastric — Di*gas tric, a. [Gr. di = di s twice + ? belly: cf. F. digastrique.] (Anat.) (a) Having two bellies; biventral; applied to muscles which are fleshy at each end and have a tendon in the middle, and esp. to the muscle which pulls down the lower jaw … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
digastric — 1. Having two bellies; denoting especially a muscle with two fleshy parts separated by an intervening tendinous part. SYN: biventral. See d. (muscle). 2. Relating to the d. muscle; denoting a fossa or groove with which it is in relation and a… … Medical dictionary
digastric — 1. adjective a) Having two bellies; biventral b) Having two fleshy ends connected by a tendon 2. noun The digastric muscle … Wiktionary
Muscle — is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart… … Medical dictionary
digastric — [dī gas′trik] adj. [ModL digastricus < Gr di , two + gastēr, belly: see GASTRO ] designating or of a muscle that bellies out from both sides of its tendon, esp. such a muscle in the neck that helps to lower the jaw and indirectly moves the… … English World dictionary
anterior belly of digastric muscle — venter anterior musculi digastrici … Medical dictionary
posterior belly of digastric muscle — venter posterior musculi digastrici … Medical dictionary
Muscle — For other uses of Muscle , see Muscle (disambiguation). A top down view of skeletal muscle Muscle (from Latin … Wikipedia
