sternocleidomastoid muscle

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Noun sternocleidomastoid muscle has 1 sense

sternocleidomastoid, sternocleidomastoid muscle, sternocleido mastoideus, musculus sternocleidomastoideus - 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
--₁ is a kind of skeletal muscle, striated muscle
--₁ is a part of neck, cervix

sterninae sternly sternmedia sternnes sternness sterno sternocleido mastoideus sternocleidomastoid sternocleidomastoid muscle sternocleidomastoid vein sternotherus sternotomy sternpost sternuatory sternum sternuously sternutation

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