Sternocleidomastoid Definition
stûrnō-klīdə-măstoid
noun
Either of two muscles of the neck that serve to flex the neck and rotate the head.
American Heritage Medicine
The sternocleidomastoid muscle.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- musculus sternocleidomastoideus
- sternocleido mastoideus
- sternocleidomastoid-muscle
adjective
Other Word Forms of Sternocleidomastoid
Noun
Singular:
sternocleidomastoidPlural:
sternocleidomastoidsOrigin of Sternocleidomastoid
stern(um) Greek kleis kleid- collarbone mastoid
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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