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Sternocleidomastoid
see synonyms of sternocleidomastoidNoun
1. musculus sternocleidomastoideus, sternocleido mastoideus, sternocleidomastoid, 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
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Sternocleidomastoid
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