sternocleido mastoideus

ster·noc·lei·domastoideus

uncommon

noun

1.

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 head

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Related words

Broader terms

skeletal muscle

Parts

neck

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Grammar

noun
singular	sternocleido mastoideus
plural	sternocleido mastoideuses

Nearby words

sternly sternness sternocleidomastoid sternocleidomastoid muscle sternocleidomastoid vein Sternotherus sternpost sternum sternutation sternutative

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