sternothyroideus

US/ˌstɝ.noʊ.θaɪˈɹɔɪ.di.əs/

A form of sternothyroid muscle — An infrahyoid muscle on each side of the body below the sternohyoid muscle that arises from the sternum and from the cartilage of the first and sometimes of the second ribs, inserts into the thyroid cartilage, and acts to draw the larynx downward by depressing the thyroid cartilage.

OriginNew Latin sternothyroīdeus →
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Meanings

nounsternothyroideus (plural sternothyroidei)

plural sternothyroidei

  1. alternativeanatomyAlternative form of sternothyroid muscle.

Origin

  1. New Latinsternothyroīdeus
  2. Englishsternothyroideus

Borrowed from New Latin sternothyroīdeus, clipping of mūsculus sternothyroīdeus (“sternothyroid muscle”). Doublet of sternothyroid.

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Rhymes with sternothyroideus

deltoideusmylohyoideusomohyoideusrhomboideussternohyoideusstylohyoideus
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