different between clavicle vs sternocleidomastoid

English

Alternative forms

• clavicula

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French clavicule, from Latin cl?vicula (“a small key”), diminutive of cl?vis (“a key”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?klæv.?k.?l/, /?klæv.?k.l?/
• Rhymes: -æv?k?l

Noun

clavicle (plural clavicles)

1. (anatomy) The collarbone; the prominent bone at the top of the chest between the shoulder and the neck connecting the shoulder and the breastbone.

   Synonyms: collarbone, collar bone, collar-bone

Derived terms

Translations

References

• “clavicle”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “clavicle”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin sternocleidomasto?d?s, from sternum (“the breastbone”) +? Ancient Greek ????? (kleís, “the collarbone”) +? masto?d?s (“like a breast”), equivalent to sterno- +? cleido- +? mastoid.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?st??.n?(?)?kl??.d?(?)?ma.st??d/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?st?.n??kla?.d??mæ?st??d/
• Rhymes: -æst??d

Adjective

sternocleidomastoid (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Relating to or involving the sternum, the clavicle and the mastoid process of the temporal bone.
2. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the sternocleidomastoid muscle.

Derived terms

• sternocleidomastoid muscle

Noun

sternocleidomastoid (plural sternocleidomastoids)

1. (anatomy) Ellipsis of sternocleidomastoid muscle.

References

• “sternocleidomastoid”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “sternocleidomastoid”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).