Dī-gās'tric, a.

a. [N. Lat. digastricus, Fr. digastrique, It. digastrico, from Gr. δι, for δις, twice, double, and γαστήρ, belly.] (Anat.) (a.) Having a double belly; — said of a muscle of the lower jaw. (b.) Pertaining to a certain muscle situated between the lower jaw and the mastoid process.