Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

musculus sternocleidomastoideus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mus-cu-lus ster-n-oclei-do-mas-toideus
IPA

40

Scrabble Score

30

Letters

8

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

one of two thick muscles running from the sternum and clavicle to the mastoid and occipital bone; turns head obliquely to the opposite side; when acting together they flex the neck and extend the head

Synonyms

sternocleidomastoid sternocleidomastoid muscle sternocleido mastoideus

Questions

What does musculus sternocleidomastoideus mean?: one of two thick muscles running from the sternum and clavicle to the mastoid and occipital bone; turns head obliquely to the opposite side; when acting together they flex the neck and extend the head

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