sternohyoid muscle

noun

An infrahyoid muscle on each side of the midline that arises from the medial end of the clavicle and the first segment of the sternum, inserts into the body of the hyoid bone, and acts to depress the hyoid bone and the larynx.

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sternohyoideus
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Meanings

nounsternohyoid muscle (plural sternohyoid muscles)

plural sternohyoid muscles · alternative sternohyoid

  1. anatomyAn infrahyoid muscle on each side of the midline that arises from the medial end of the clavicle and the first segment of the sternum, inserts into the body of the hyoid bone, and acts to depress the hyoid bone and the larynx.

    Synonyms: sternohyoideus

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn infrahyoid muscle on each side of the midline that arises from the medial end of the clavicle and the first segment of the sternum, inserts into the body of the hyoid bone, and acts to depress the hyoid bone and the larynx.

Similar
sternohyoideus
Also see
sternohyoideus

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 胸舌骨肌
  • 胸舌骨肌 (xiōngshégǔ jī)muscle
Italian muscolo sternoioideo
  • muscolo sternoioideomuscle
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sternohyoid muscle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sternohyoid%20muscle

MLA

“sternohyoid muscle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sternohyoid%20muscle. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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