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sternocleidomastoideus

US/ˌstɝ.nəˌklaɪ.dəˌmæˈstɔɪ.di.əs/

sternocleidomastoideus is the alternative form 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

Forms of sternocleidomastoideus

pluralsternocleidomastoidei

Origin of sternocleidomastoideus

Borrowed from New Latin sternocleidomastoīdeus, clipping of mūsculus sternocleidomastoīdeus (“sternocleidomastoid muscle”).

Words that rhyme with sternocleidomastoideus

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Questions about sternocleidomastoideus

What is sternocleidomastoideus the alternative form of?
Sternocleidomastoideus is the alternative form of sternocleidomastoid muscle.
How do you pronounce sternocleidomastoideus?
Sternocleidomastoideus is pronounced /ˌstɝ.nəˌklaɪ.dəˌmæˈstɔɪ.di.əs/ (US).

Words near sternocleidomastoideus in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sternocleidomastoideus (page history and authors); sternocleidomastoid muscle (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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