Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sternocleido mastoideus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ster-n-oclei-do -mas-toideus
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

22

Letters

6

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 musculus sternocleidomastoideus

Questions

What does sternocleido mastoideus 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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