sternocleidomastoid (n)
sternocleidomastoid muscle (n)
sternocleido mastoideus (n)
musculus sternocleidomastoideus (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 08
def one of two thick muscles running from the sternum and clavicle to the mastoid and occipital bone
def turns head obliquely to the opposite side
def when acting together they flex the neck and extend the head
Outgoing links
Hypernym skeletal muscle, striated muscle
Part holonym neck, cervix
Incoming links
Hyponym skeletal muscle, striated muscle
Part meronym neck, cervix

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