Meaning of STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE

WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[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
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	Synonyms:		musculus sternocleidomastoideus, sternocleido mastoideus, sternocleidomastoid
	See Also:		cervix, neck, skeletal muscle
Biology Dictionary
	Definition:		This is one of two muscles located on the front of the neck which serve to turn the head from side to side.
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