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Detailed Synonyms for sternocleidomastoid muscle in English
sternocleidomastoid muscle:
sternocleidomastoid muscle [the ~] noun
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the sternocleidomastoid muscle
– 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 1the musculus sternocleidomastoideus; the sternocleido mastoideus; the sternocleidomastoid muscle; the sternocleidomastoid– 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 1