sternocleidomastoid
Meanings
adj
- Relating to or involving the sternum, the clavicle and the mastoid process of the temporal bone.
- Of or pertaining to the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
noun
- Ellipsis of sternocleidomastoid muscle.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
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.
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