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Sternocleidomastoid Muscle

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

one of two thick muscles running from the sternum and clavicle to the mastoid and occipital bone

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Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
sternocleidomastoid
plural
Sternocleidomastoid Muscles
possessive
Sternocleidomastoid Muscle's
pluralpossessive
Sternocleidomastoid Muscles'