"sternocleidomastoid muscle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sternocleidomastoid muscles [plural]
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  1. (anatomy) A long thick superficial muscles on each side of the anterior neck which 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 of the temporal bone and that acts especially to bend, flex, rotate and extend the head. Wikipedia link: sternocleidomastoid muscle Categories (topical): Muscles Synonyms: sternomastoid muscle, sternomastoid, sternocleidomastoid, sternocleidomastoideus Translations (muscle): 胸鎖乳突肌 (Chinese Mandarin), 胸锁乳突肌 (xiōngsuǒrǔtú jī) (Chinese Mandarin), päännyökkääjälihas (Finnish), fejbiccentő izom (Hungarian)

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