sternocleidomastoideus
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from New Latin sternocleidomastoīdeus, clipping of mūsculus sternocleidomastoīdeus (“sternocleidomastoid muscle”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌstɝ.nəˌklaɪ.dəˌmæˈstɔɪ.di.əs/
- Rhymes: -ɔɪdiəs
Noun[edit]
sternocleidomastoideus (plural sternocleidomastoidei)
- (anatomy) Alternative form of sternocleidomastoid muscle.
References[edit]
- “sternocleidomastoideus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From sternum (“the breastbone”) + Ancient Greek κλείς (kleís, “the collarbone”) + mastoīdēs (“like a breast”) + -eus (adjectival suffix). Doublet of sternocleidomastoīdēs.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ster.no.klei̯.do.mas.toˈiː.de.us/, [s̠t̪ɛrnɔkɫ̪ɛi̯d̪ɔmäs̠t̪oˈiːd̪eʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ster.no.klej.do.mas.toˈi.de.us/, [st̪ernoklejd̪omäst̪oˈiːd̪eus]
Adjective[edit]
sternocleidomastoideus (feminine sternocleidomastoidea, neuter sternocleidomastoideum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin)
- (anatomy) sternocleidomastoid
- mūsculus sternocleidomastoīdeus ― sternocleidomastoid muscle
Inflection[edit]
First/second-declension adjective.
Descendants[edit]
- → English: sternocleidomastoideus
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