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Sternocleidomastoid

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

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Variants

synonym
musculus sternocleidomastoideussternocleido mastoideussternocleidomastoid muscle
plural
Sternocleidomastoids
possessive
Sternocleidomastoid's
pluralpossessive
Sternocleidomastoids'

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

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