sternothyroideus
US/ˌstɝ.noʊ.θaɪˈɹɔɪ.di.əs/
sternothyroideus is the alternative form of sternothyroid muscle.
Meaning of sternothyroid muscle
Noun
sternothyroid muscle (plural sternothyroid muscles)
- 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.
Forms of sternothyroideus
| plural | sternothyroidei |
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Origin of sternothyroideus
Borrowed from New Latin sternothyroīdeus, clipping of mūsculus sternothyroīdeus (“sternothyroid muscle”). Doublet of sternothyroid.
Words that rhyme with sternothyroideus
- arytenoideus
- cricoarytenoideus
- cricothyroideus
- deltoideus
- geniohyoideus
- mylohyoideus
- omohyoideus
- pterygoideus
- rhomboideus
- sternocleidomastoideus
- sternohyoideus
- stylohyoideus
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Questions about sternothyroideus
- What is sternothyroideus the alternative form of?
- Sternothyroideus is the alternative form of sternothyroid muscle.
- How do you pronounce sternothyroideus?
- Sternothyroideus is pronounced /ˌstɝ.noʊ.θaɪˈɹɔɪ.di.əs/ (US).
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