sternocleidomastoid Definition

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sternocleidomastoid

noun(ster-no-clei-do-mas-toid)

a thick superficial muscle on each side of the neck that arises by one head from the first segment of the sternum and by a second from the inner part of the clavicle, that inserts into the mastoid process and occipital bone, and that acts especially to bend, rotate, flex, and extend the head —called also sternomastoid

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