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sternocleidomastoid

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1. 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 Source: wordnet
2. j:100 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 Source: ecdict

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head sternum acting bone clavicle extend flex mastoid muscles neck obliquely occipital opposite running side they thick together turns

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sterned sterner sternest sternforemost sternite

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