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adj
Relating to or involving the sternum, the clavicle and the mastoid process of the temporal bone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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adj
Of or pertaining to the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Ellipsis of sternocleidomastoid muscle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: sternocleidomastoid muscle, sternocleido mastoideus, musculus sternocleidomastoideus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: skeletal muscle, striated muscle
History
Borrowed from New Latin sternocleidomastoīdēs, from Latin sternum (“the breastbone”) + Ancient Greek κλείς (kleís, “the collarbone”) + Latin mastoīdēs (“like a breast”), equivalent to sterno- + cleido- + mastoid.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
