| NOUN | body | sternocleido mastoideus, sternocleidomastoid, sternocleidomastoid muscle, musculus sternocleidomastoideus | one of two thick muscles running from the sternum and clavicle to the mastoid and occipital bone |
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| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonyms | sternocleidomastoid, sternocleidomastoid muscle, musculus sternocleidomastoideus | |
| Part of | neck, cervix | The part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body |
| Broader | skeletal muscle, striated muscle | A muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton |
| Spanish | esternocleidomastoideo, músculo esternocleidomastoideo | |
| Catalan | múscul esternoclidomastoïdal, múscul esternomastoïdal | |
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