sternocleidomastoid muscle
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1. 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 (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | skeletal muscle, striated muscle, |
| definition | : | a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes (noun.body) |
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