sternocleidomastoid
Relating to or involving the sternum, the clavicle and the mastoid process of the…Relating to or involving the sternum, the clavicle and the mastoid process of the temporal bone.
» The sternocleidomastoid is used as a landmark for insertion of a central venous catheter.
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Relating to or involving the sternum, the clavicle and the mastoid process of the temporal bone.
(not comparable)Of or pertaining to the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
Examples
1 sentencesThe sternocleidomastoid is used as a landmark for insertion of a central venous catheter.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from New Latin sternocleidomastoīdēs, from Latin sternum (“the breastbone”) + AncBorrowed from New Latin sternocleidomastoīdēs, from Latin sternum (“the breastbone”) + Ancient Greek κλείς (kleís, “the collarbone”) + Latin mastoīdēs (“like a breast”), equivalent to sterno- + cleido- + mastoid.
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