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sternocleidomastoid

Synonyms of sternocleidomastoid Antonyms of sternocleidomastoid Examples of sternocleidomastoid Usage of sternocleidomastoid Parts of sternocleidomastoid Definition that contains sternocleidomastoid Words sounding like sternocleidomastoid Explanation of sternocleidomastoid

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
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musculus sternocleidomastoideus sternocleido mastoideus sternocleidomastoid muscle

type of:
skeletal muscle striated muscle

part of:
cervix neck

Definition that contains sternocleidomastoid

cervical plexus a nerve plexus lying beneath the sternocleidomastoid muscle
plexus cervicalis a nerve plexus lying beneath the sternocleidomastoid muscle
sternocleidomastoid vein drains the sternocleidomastoid muscle; empties into the internal jugular vein
vena sternocleidomastoidea drains the sternocleidomastoid muscle; empties into the internal jugular vein