| sternocleidomastoid branch of superior thyroid artery | <anatomy, artery> Branch of superior thyroid artery to sternocleidomastoid muscle. Synonym: ramus sternocleidomastoideus arteriae thyroideae superioris. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| sternocleidomastoid region | The region overlying the sternocleidomastoid muscle, including the lesser supraclavicular fossa. Synonym: regio sternocleidomastoidea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sternocleidomastoid vein | <anatomy, vein> It arises in the sternocleidomastoid muscle and accompanies the sternocleidomastoid branch of the occipital artery; it drains into the internal jugular or superior thyroid vein. Synonym: vena sternocleidomastoidea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sternocleidomastoideus | See: sternocleidomastoid muscle. Origin: Mod. L. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sternocoracoid | <anatomy> Of or pertaining to the sternum and the coracoid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sternocostal | <anatomy> Of or pertaining to the sternum and the ribs; as, the sternocostal cartilages. Origin: Sterno- + costal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sternocostal articulations | The joints between the cartilages of the first seven ribs and the sternum; synovial cavities are variable in occurrence in these joints. Synonym: articulationes sternocostales, sternocostal articulations. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sternocostal joints | The joints between the cartilages of the first seven ribs and the sternum; synovial cavities are variable in occurrence in these joints. Synonym: articulationes sternocostales, sternocostal articulations. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sternocostal part of pectoralis major muscle | pars sternocostalis musculi pectoralis majoris, sternocostal head of pectoralis major |
| sternocostal surface of heart | The anterior aspect of the heart, formed mostly by the right ventricle and to a lesser extent the left ventricle. Synonym: facies sternocostalis cordis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sternocostal triangle | A muscular defect in the diaphragm between the costal and the sternal portions. Synonym: Larrey's cleft, sternocostal triangle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sternocostalis muscle | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, dorsal surface of xiphoid cartilage and lower portion of dorsal surface of body of sternum; insertion, second to sixth costal cartilages; action, contributes to depression of ribs, narrowing chest; nerve supply, intercostal. Synonym: musculus transversus thoracis, musculus triangularis sterni, sternocostalis muscle, transverse muscle of thorax. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sternodynia | Synonym: sternalgia. Origin: sterno-+ G. Odyne, pain (05 Mar 2000) |
| sternofascialis | See: musculus sternofascialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sternoglossal | Denoting muscular fibres that occasionally pass from the sternohyoid muscle to join the hyoglossal muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |