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ster·no·clei·do·mas·toid .stər-nō-.klīd-ə-'mas-.tȯid n a thick superficial muscle on each side 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 esp. to bend, rotate, flex, and extend the head
sternocleidomastoid adj of, relating to, supplying, or being a sternocleidomastoid <the \sternocleidomastoid artery>
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ster·no·clei·do·mas·toid (stur″no-kli″do-masґtoid) pertaining to the sternum, clavicle, and mastoid process.Medical dictionary. 2011.