Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

digastric

/daɪˈɡæ.stɹɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.17 in modern English

Syllables: di-gas-tric
IPA: /daɪˈɡæ.stɹɪk/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having two bellies.

adj

Of, relating to, or being a digastric muscle.

noun

Ellipsis of digastric muscle.

Example Sentences

"the digastric muscle of the lower jaw"

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Root: digastricus

Inflected Forms

digastrics (plural)

Derived Forms

jugulodigastric subdigastric

Phrases

digastric muscle

Synonyms

biventral digastricus

Rhymes With

jugulodigastric

Questions

How do you pronounce digastric?: The recorded pronunciation is /daɪˈɡæ.stɹɪk/.
What does digastric mean?: Having two bellies.
Where does digastric come from?: Borrowing from New Latin digastricus, from di- (“twice, doubly”) + gastricus (“gastric”); equivalent to di- + gastric. Doublet of digastricus.

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