sternocleidomastoid

pronunciation

How to pronounce sternocleidomastoid in British English: UK [,stɜːnə(ʊ),klaɪdə(ʊ)'mæstɒɪd]word uk audio image

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  • 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

Word Origin

sternocleidomastoid (adj.)
medical Latin, from sterno- "sternum," comb. form of Greek sternon or Latin sternum (see sternum) + Latinized comb. form of Greek kleis (see clavicle) + mastoid.

Example

1. The value of emg for sternocleidomastoid muscle in the diagnosis of inflammatory myopathy .

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