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a long muscle in the neck, extending from the mastoid process to the sternum and clavicle. It serves to rotate the neck and flex the head.* * *
musculus sternocleidomastoideus.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
sternomastoid muscle
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sternomastoid — Relating to the sternum and the mastoid process of the temporal bone; applied to the sternocleidomastoid muscle. * * * ster·no·mas·toid (stur″no masґtoid) pertaining to the sternum and the mastoid process … Medical dictionary
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Sternocleidomastoid muscle — Muscle infobox Name = Sternocleidomastoid Latin = musculus sternocleidomastoideus GraySubject = 111 GrayPage = 390 Caption = The triangles of the neck. (Anterior triangles to the left; posterior triangles to the right.) Caption2 = Muscles of the… … Wikipedia
