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Definition: Sternocleidomastoid |
SternocleidomastoidNoun1. 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. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: SternocleidomastoidSynonyms: musculus sternocleidomastoideus (n), sternocleido mastoideus (n), sternocleidomastoid muscle (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Sternocleidomastoid |
| English words defined with "sternocleidomastoid": cervical plexus ♦ plexus cervicalis ♦ sternocleidomastoid vein ♦ vena sternocleidomastoidea. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "sternocleidomastoid": Accessory Nerve Diseases. (references) |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Risk for complications is higher in women, individuals with thin necks, those with low body weight, and those receiving injections into the sternocleidomastoid muscles. (references) | |
For example, injection of the sternocleidomastoid, lingual, and deep neck muscles can be associated with weakness of the pharyngeal and esophageal muscles and resultant difficulty with swallowing. (references) | ||
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Expressions using "sternocleidomastoid": sternocleidomastoid muscle ♦ sternocleidomastoid vein. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
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sternocleidomastoid | 26 |
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biomechanics sternocleidomastoid | 4 |
kinesiology sternocleidomastoid | 3 |
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| Language | Translations for "sternocleidomastoid"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | kongenit halsvedhaeng (congenital sternocleidomastoid appendages), arteria sternocleidomastoidea (sternocleidomastoid artery). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | borstbeensleutelbeentepelslagader (sternocleidomastoid artery), arteria sternocleidomastoidea (sternocleidomastoid artery). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | artère sterno-cléido-mastoïdienne (sternocleidomastoid artery), annexes sterno-cléido-mastoïdes congénitales (congenital sternocleidomastoid appendages). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | kongenitale Halsanhänge (congenital sternocleidomastoid appendages), Arteria sternocleidomastoidea (sternocleidomastoid artery). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | στερνοκλειδομαστοειδής αρτηρία (sternocleidomastoid artery). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | rami sternocleidomastoidei dell'arteria occipitale (sternocleidomastoid artery), annessi sternocleidomastoidei congeniti (congenital sternocleidomastoid appendages). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ernocleidomastoidstay artéria esterno-cleido-mastoideia (sternocleidomastoid artery). (various references) грудино-ключично-сосцевидный. (various references) arteria esternocleidomastoidea (sternocleidomastoid artery), apéndices esternocleidomastoideos congénitos (congenital sternocleidomastoid appendages). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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