STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID


Meaning of STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID in English

/sterr'noh kluy'deuh mas"toyd/ , Anat.

adj.

1. of, pertaining to, or involving the sternum, the clavicle, and the mastoid process.

n.

2. a thick muscle on each side of the neck, the action of which assists in bending the head and neck forward and sideways.

[ 1820-30; STERNO- + Gk kleido-, comb. form of kleís key, clavicle + MASTOID ]

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