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sternothyroid muscle

sternothyroid muscle noun: an infrahyoid muscle on each side of the body below the sternohyoid muscle that arises from the sternum and from the cartilage of the first and sometimes of the second ribs, inserts into the thyroid cartilage, and acts to draw the larynx downward by depressing the thyroid cartilage.

Noun

sternothyroid muscle (plural sternothyroid muscles)

  1. An infrahyoid muscle on each side of the body below the sternohyoid muscle that arises from the sternum and from the cartilage of the first and sometimes of the second ribs, inserts into the thyroid cartilage, and acts to draw the larynx downward by depressing the thyroid cartilage.

sternothyroid muscle meaning in Tamil

sternothyroid muscle in Tamil

நெஞ்சுக்கேடையவெலும்பிணைதசை

Forms of sternothyroid muscle

pluralsternothyroid muscles
alternative formsternothyroid
alternative formsternothyroideus

Questions about sternothyroid muscle

What does sternothyroid muscle mean?
Sternothyroid muscle means an infrahyoid muscle on each side of the body below the sternohyoid muscle that arises from the sternum and from the cartilage of the first and sometimes of the second ribs, inserts into the thyroid cartilage, and acts to draw the larynx downward by depressing the thyroid cartilage.
What is sternothyroid muscle in Tamil?
Sternothyroid muscle in Tamil is நெஞ்சுக்கேடையவெலும்பிணைதசை. See Sternothyroid muscle meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sternothyroid muscle?
Sternothyroid muscle is a noun.
What is the plural of sternothyroid muscle?
The plural of sternothyroid muscle is sternothyroid muscles.

Words near sternothyroid muscle in the dictionary

  1. sternorrhynchans
  2. sternorrhynchous
  3. sternoscapular
  4. sternothoracic
  5. sternothyroid
  6. sternothyroid muscle
  7. sternothyroid muscles
  8. sternothyroidei
  9. sternothyroideus
  10. sternothyroids
  11. sternotomies

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