sternocleidomastoideus

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from New Latin sternocleidomastoīdeus, clipping of mūsculus sternocleidomastoīdeus (sternocleidomastoid muscle).

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Noun

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sternocleidomastoideus (plural sternocleidomastoidei)

  1. (anatomy) Alternative form of sternocleidomastoid muscle.

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Latin

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Etymology

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From sternum (the breastbone) +‎ Ancient Greek κλείς (kleís, the collarbone) +‎ mastoīdēs (like a breast) +‎ -eus (adjectival suffix). Doublet of sternocleidomastoīdēs.

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Adjective

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sternocleidomastoideus (feminine sternocleidomastoidea, neuter sternocleidomastoideum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin)

  1. (anatomy) sternocleidomastoid
    mūsculus sternocleidomastoīdeussternocleidomastoid muscle

Inflection

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First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sternocleidomastoīdeus sternocleidomastoīdea sternocleidomastoīdeum sternocleidomastoīdeī sternocleidomastoīdeae sternocleidomastoīdea
Genitive sternocleidomastoīdeī sternocleidomastoīdeae sternocleidomastoīdeī sternocleidomastoīdeōrum sternocleidomastoīdeārum sternocleidomastoīdeōrum
Dative sternocleidomastoīdeō sternocleidomastoīdeō sternocleidomastoīdeīs
Accusative sternocleidomastoīdeum sternocleidomastoīdeam sternocleidomastoīdeum sternocleidomastoīdeōs sternocleidomastoīdeās sternocleidomastoīdea
Ablative sternocleidomastoīdeō sternocleidomastoīdeā sternocleidomastoīdeō sternocleidomastoīdeīs
Vocative sternocleidomastoīdee sternocleidomastoīdea sternocleidomastoīdeum sternocleidomastoīdeī sternocleidomastoīdeae sternocleidomastoīdea

Descendants

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  • English: sternocleidomastoideus