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sternomastoid

adjective

Of or pertaining to the sternum and the mastoid process.

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Meanings

adjectivesternomastoid (not comparable)

not comparableanatomyOf or pertaining to the sternum and the mastoid process.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see

sternocleidomastoid muscle

Origin

From sterno- + mastoid.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sternomastoid

mastoid bimastoid cleidomastoid occipitomastoid otomastoid paramastoid petromastoid postmastoid sternocleidomastoid stylomastoid supramastoid tympanomastoid

Cite this entry

APA

sternomastoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sternomastoid

MLA

“sternomastoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sternomastoid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sternomastoid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sternomastoid.

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