| sternofascialis | See: musculus sternofascialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| sternoglossal | Denoting muscular fibres that occasionally pass from the sternohyoid muscle to join the hyoglossal muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sternohyoid | 1. <anatomy> Of or pertaining to the sternum and the hyoid bone or cartilage. 2. <muscle> Origin, posterior surface of manubrium sterni and first costal cartilage; insertion, body of hyoid bone; action, depresses hyoid bone; nerve supply, upper cervical via spinal nerves(ansa cervicalis). Synonym: musculus sternohyoideus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sternohyoideus | 1. <anatomy> Of or pertaining to the sternum and the hyoid bone or cartilage. 2. <muscle> Origin, posterior surface of manubrium sterni and first costal cartilage; insertion, body of hyoid bone; action, depresses hyoid bone; nerve supply, upper cervical via spinal nerves(ansa cervicalis). Synonym: musculus sternohyoideus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sternoid | <anatomy> Resembling the sternum. Origin: sterno-+ G. Eidos, resemblance (05 Mar 2000) |
| sternomanubrial junction | The later union, by fibrocartilage, of the manubrium and the body of the sternum; it begins as a synchondrosis and becomes a symphysis, occasionally fusing to become a synostosis. Synonym: symphysis manubriosternalis, sternomanubrial junction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sternomastoid | <anatomy> Of or pertaining to the sternum and the mastoid process. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sternomastoid artery | <anatomy, artery> See: sternocleidomastoid branch of superior thyroid artery, sternocleidomastoid branch of occipital artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sternomastoid muscle | <anatomy, muscle> This is one of two muscles located on the front of the neckwhich serve to turn the head from side to side. Origin, sternum and clavicle; insertion, mastoid process; action, bends the head to the same side, rotates the head, raises the chin to the opposite side, together bend head forward and elevate chin. (06 Mar 2000) |
| sternopagia | <embryology> Condition shown by conjoined twins united at the sterna or more extensively at the ventral walls of the chest. See: conjoined twins. Origin: sterno-+ G. Pagos, something fixed (05 Mar 2000) |
| sternopericardial | <anatomy> Relating to the sternum and the pericardium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sternopericardial ligament | <anatomy> Fibrous bands that pass from the pericardium to the sternum. Synonym: ligamenta sternopericardiaca, Lannelongue's ligaments, Luschka's ligaments. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sternoschisis | Congenital cleft of the sternum. Origin: sterno-+ G. Schisis, a cleaving (05 Mar 2000) |
| sternothyroid | <anatomy> Of or pertaining to the sternum and the thyroid cartilage. <muscle> Origin, posterior surface of manubrium of sternum and first or second costal cartilage; insertion, oblique line of thyroid cartilage; action, depresses larynx; nerve supply, upper cervical via spinal nerves (ansa cervicalis). Synonym: musculus sternothyroideus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sternothyroideus | <anatomy> Of or pertaining to the sternum and the thyroid cartilage. <muscle> Origin, posterior surface of manubrium of sternum and first or second costal cartilage; insertion, oblique line of thyroid cartilage; action, depresses larynx; nerve supply, upper cervical via spinal nerves (ansa cervicalis). Synonym: musculus sternothyroideus. (05 Mar 2000) |