English Explanatory Dictionary

sternocleidomastoid muscle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

sternocleidomastoid muscle sternocleidomastoid muscles sternocleidomastoid sternocleidomastoideus

Synonyms

sternomastoid muscle sternomastoid
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