sternothyroid
Relating to the sternum and the thyroid cartilageRelating to the sternum and the thyroid cartilage.
US/ˌstɝ.noʊˈθaɪˌɹɔɪd/
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Relating to the sternum and the thyroid cartilage.
(not comparable)Of or pertaining to the sternothyroid muscle.
Origin
Borrowed from New Latin sternothyreoīdēs, from sternum (“the breastbone”) + -o- + thyreoīdBorrowed from New Latin sternothyreoīdēs, from sternum (“the breastbone”) + -o- + thyreoīdēs (“shield-shaped”); equivalent to sterno- + thyroid. Doublet of sternothyroideus.
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