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Meaning of sternocleidomastoid muscle | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

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B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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