digastricadjective
uk/daɪˈɡæs.trɪk/us/daɪˈɡæs.trɪk/specializedDigastric muscles have two fleshy parts joined by a tendon (= a strong band of fibres).
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Substances & structures in the body
- abductor
- accessorius
- adductor
- agonist
- alveolus
- amyloid
- atheroma
- caecum
- gyrus
- hallucis
- hilum
- hilus
- hormonal
- lymph vessel
- periosteum
- peritoneal
- peritoneum
- phosphatase
- platysma
- vitreous humour
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digastricnoun [ C ]
uk/daɪˈɡæs.trɪk/us/daɪˈɡæs.trɪk/specializeda muscle that opens the mouth by moving the jaw bone down
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The mouth & throat
- airway
- alveolar
- alveolar ridge
- buccal
- buccinator
- cricothyroid
- epiglottis
- glottis
- gob
- gullet
- gummy
- larynx
- mylohyoid
- orbicularis
- palate
- palatine
- salivary duct
- sphenopalatine
- trout pout
- windpipe
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