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sternocleidomastoid muscles

sternocleidomastoid muscles is the plural of sternocleidomastoid muscle.

Meaning of sternocleidomastoid muscle

Noun

sternocleidomastoid muscle (plural sternocleidomastoid muscles)

  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.
    Synonyms:
    sternomastoid muscle, sternomastoid

Questions about sternocleidomastoid muscles

What is sternocleidomastoid muscles the plural of?
Sternocleidomastoid muscles is the plural of sternocleidomastoid muscle.

Words near sternocleidomastoid muscles in the dictionary

  1. sternochondroscapularis
  2. sternoclavicular
  3. sternocleid
  4. sternocleidomastoid
  5. sternocleidomastoid muscle
  6. sternocleidomastoid muscles
  7. sternocleidomastoidei
  8. sternocleidomastoideus
  9. sternocleidomastoids
  10. sternocoracoid
  11. sternocostal

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