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sternocleidomastoid
ster·no·clei·do·mas·toid S0747375 (stûr′nō-klī′də-măs′toid)n. Either of two muscles of the neck that serve to flex the neck and rotate the head.
[stern(um) + Greek kleis, kleid-, collarbone + mastoid.]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | sternocleidomastoid - one of two thick muscles running from the sternum and clavicle to the mastoid and occipital bone; turns head obliquely to the opposite side; when acting together they flex the neck and extend the headmusculus sternocleidomastoideus, sternocleido mastoideus, sternocleidomastoid muscleskeletal muscle, striated muscle - a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripescervix, neck - the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body; "he admired her long graceful neck"; "the horse won by a neck" |
sternocleidomastoid
sternocleidomastoid[¦stər·nō¦klīd·ə′ma‚stȯid] (anatomy) A muscle of the neck that flexes the head; origin is the manubrium of the sternum and clavicle, and insertion is the mastoid process. sternocleidomastoid
sternocleidomastoid [ster″no-kli″do-mas´toid] pertaining to the sternum, clavicle, and mastoid process.ster·no·clei·do·mas·toid (ster'nō-klī'dō-mas'toyd), Relating to sternum, clavicle, and mastoid process.sternocleidomastoid (stûr′nō-klī′də-măs′toid)n. Either of two muscles of the neck that serve to flex the neck and rotate the head.ster·no·clei·do·mas·toid (stĕr'nō-klī'dō-mas'toyd) Relating to sternum, clavicle, and mastoid process. ster·no·clei·do·mas·toid (stĕr'nō-klī'dō-mas'toyd) Relating to sternum, clavicle, and mastoid process. sternocleidomastoid
Synonyms for sternocleidomastoidnoun one of two thick muscles running from the sternum and clavicle to the mastoid and occipital boneSynonyms- musculus sternocleidomastoideus
- sternocleido mastoideus
- sternocleidomastoid muscle
Related Words- skeletal muscle
- striated muscle
- cervix
- neck
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