"sternocleidomastoid" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌstɜː.nə(ʊ)ˌklʌɪ.də(ʊ)ˈma.stɔɪd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌstɝ.nəˌklaɪ.dəˈmæˌstɔɪd/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -æstɔɪd Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin sternocleidomastoīdēs, from Latin sternum (“the breastbone”) + Ancient Greek κλείς (kleís, “the collarbone”) + Latin mastoīdēs (“like a breast”), equivalent to sterno- + cleido- + mastoid. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|NL.|sternocleidomastoīdēs}} New Latin sternocleidomastoīdēs, {{af|en|sternum|κλείς|mastoīdēs|lang1=la|lang2=grc|lang3=la|nocat=1|t1=the breastbone|t2=the collarbone|t3=like a breast}} Latin sternum (“the breastbone”) + Ancient Greek κλείς (kleís, “the collarbone”) + Latin mastoīdēs (“like a breast”), {{af|en|sterno-|cleido-|mastoid|nocat=1}} sterno- + cleido- + mastoid, {{root|en|ine-pro|*(s)kleh₂w-}}, {{root|en|ine-pro|*sterh₃-}} Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} sternocleidomastoid (not comparable)
  1. (anatomy) Relating to or involving the sternum, the clavicle and the mastoid process of the temporal bone. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-sternocleidomastoid-en-adj-jK270g34 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the sternocleidomastoid muscle. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-sternocleidomastoid-en-adj-lGNvWVy0 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sternocleidomastoid muscle

Noun

IPA: /ˌstɜː.nə(ʊ)ˌklʌɪ.də(ʊ)ˈma.stɔɪd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌstɝ.nəˌklaɪ.dəˈmæˌstɔɪd/ [General-American] Forms: sternocleidomastoids [plural]
Rhymes: -æstɔɪd Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin sternocleidomastoīdēs, from Latin sternum (“the breastbone”) + Ancient Greek κλείς (kleís, “the collarbone”) + Latin mastoīdēs (“like a breast”), equivalent to sterno- + cleido- + mastoid. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|NL.|sternocleidomastoīdēs}} New Latin sternocleidomastoīdēs, {{af|en|sternum|κλείς|mastoīdēs|lang1=la|lang2=grc|lang3=la|nocat=1|t1=the breastbone|t2=the collarbone|t3=like a breast}} Latin sternum (“the breastbone”) + Ancient Greek κλείς (kleís, “the collarbone”) + Latin mastoīdēs (“like a breast”), {{af|en|sterno-|cleido-|mastoid|nocat=1}} sterno- + cleido- + mastoid, {{root|en|ine-pro|*(s)kleh₂w-}}, {{root|en|ine-pro|*sterh₃-}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} sternocleidomastoid (plural sternocleidomastoids)
  1. (anatomy) Ellipsis of sternocleidomastoid muscle. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: sternocleidomastoid muscle Categories (topical): Muscles
    Sense id: en-sternocleidomastoid-en-noun-1qWMQMRW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 33 44 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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