sternocleidomastoid
UK/ˌstɜː.nə(ʊ)ˌklʌɪ.də(ʊ)ˈma.stɔɪd/US/ˌstɝ.nəˌklaɪ.dəˈmæˌstɔɪd/
sternocleidomastoid adjective: relating to or involving the sternum, the clavicle and the mastoid process of the temporal bone. Also the ellipsis of sternocleidomastoid muscle.
Adjective
sternocleidomastoid (not comparable)
- Relating to or involving the sternum, the clavicle and the mastoid process of the temporal bone.
- Of or pertaining to the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
Also used as
sternocleidomastoid is also the ellipsis of sternocleidomastoid muscle.
Forms of sternocleidomastoid
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Origin of sternocleidomastoid
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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Questions about sternocleidomastoid
- What does sternocleidomastoid mean?
- Sternocleidomastoid means relating to or involving the sternum, the clavicle and the mastoid process of the temporal bone.
- What part of speech is sternocleidomastoid?
- Sternocleidomastoid is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce sternocleidomastoid?
- Sternocleidomastoid is pronounced /ˌstɜː.nə(ʊ)ˌklʌɪ.də(ʊ)ˈma.stɔɪd/ (UK).
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