sternocleido mastoideus

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   one of two thick muscles running from the sternum and clavicle to the mastoid and occipital bone; turns head obliquely to the opposite side; when acting together they flex the neck and extend the head

   Synonymssternocleidomastoidsternocleidomastoid musclemusculus sternocleidomastoideus

   Broaderskeletal muscle

   Part ofneck

Questions about sternocleido mastoideus

What does sternocleido mastoideus mean?

sternocleido mastoideus means "one of two thick muscles running from the sternum and clavicle to the mastoid and occipital bone; turns head obliquely to the opposite side; when acting together they flex the neck and extend the head".

What is another word for sternocleido mastoideus?

Close synonyms include sternocleidomastoid, sternocleidomastoid muscle, musculus sternocleidomastoideus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sternocleido mastoideus a common word?

sternocleido mastoideus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.