sternocleidomastoid

IPA: stˈɝnʌkɫˈaɪdʌmæstɔɪd

noun

  • (anatomy) Ellipsis of sternocleidomastoid muscle. [(anatomy) 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.]

adjective

  • (anatomy) Relating to or involving the sternum, the clavicle and the mastoid process of the temporal bone.
  • (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
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Examples of "sternocleidomastoid" in Sentences

  • Contraction of sternocleidomastoid muscle ii.
  • Sternocleidomastoid branch of superior thyroid artery.
  • It is located in the neck, deep to sternocleidomastoid.
  • Its top is also connected to the Sternocleidomastoid muscle.
  • The posterior surface of sternocleidomastoid muscle is labeled.
  • Anterior to sternocleidomastoid is the anterior cervical triangle.
  • The sternocleidomastoid passes obliquely across the side of the neck.
  • The sternocleidomastoid is innervated by the ipsilateral accessory nerve.
  • The platysma is a superficial muscle that overlaps the sternocleidomastoid.
  • The nerve functions to control the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles.

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