Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sternothyroideus

/ˌstɝ.noʊ.θaɪˈɹɔɪ.di.əs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ster-nothy-roideus
IPA: /ˌstɝ.noʊ.θaɪˈɹɔɪ.di.əs/

23

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of sternothyroid muscle.

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin sternothyroīdeus, clipping of mūsculus sternothyroīdeus (“sternothyroid muscle”). Doublet of sternothyroid.

Word Breakdown

Root: sternothyroīdeus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌstɝ.noʊ.θaɪˈɹɔɪ.di.əs/

Inflected Forms

sternothyroidei (plural)

Rhymes With

deltoideus mylohyoideus pterygoideus omohyoideus cricothyroideus sternocleidomastoideus sternohyoideus stylohyoideus geniohyoideus rhomboideus arytenoideus cricoarytenoideus

Questions

How do you pronounce sternothyroideus?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌstɝ.noʊ.θaɪˈɹɔɪ.di.əs/.
What does sternothyroideus mean?: Alternative form of sternothyroid muscle.
Where does sternothyroideus come from?: Borrowed from New Latin sternothyroīdeus, clipping of mūsculus sternothyroīdeus (“sternothyroid muscle”). Doublet of sternothyroid.

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