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A long thick superficial muscles on each side of the anterior neck which arises by one head from the first segment of the sternum and by a second from the inner part of the clavicle, that inserts into the mastoid process of the temporal bone and that acts especially to bend, flex, rotate and extend the head.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sternomastoid muscle, sternomastoid
Antonyms: none provided
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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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sternocleidomastoid, sternocleido mastoideus, musculus sternocleidomastoideus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: skeletal muscle, striated muscle
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Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
胸鎖乳突肌 /胸锁乳突肌
(xiōngsuǒrǔtú jī)
— muscle
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Finnish:
päännyökkääjälihas
— muscle
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Hungarian:
fejbiccentő izom
— muscle
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Italian:
muscolo sternocleidomastoideo
— muscle
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Polish:
mięsień mostkowo-obojczykowo-sutkowy
— muscle
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Portuguese:
músculo esternocleidomastóideo
— muscle
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Spanish:
músculo esternocleidomastoideo
— muscle
