Usually means: Neck muscles aiding head movement.
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  1. sternocleidomastoid muscles: Merriam-Webster
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  1. Sternocleidomastoid muscles: Medical dictionary

(Note: See sternocleidomastoid_muscle as well.)


noun:  (anatomy) A long thick superficial muscles on each side of the anterior neck which arises by one head from the first segment of the sternum and by a second from the inner part of the clavicle, that inserts into the mastoid process of the temporal bone and that acts especially to bend, flex, rotate and extend the head.
▸ Also see sternocleidomastoid_muscle


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