Sternocleidomastoid vein
sternocleidomastoid vein n.
A vein that arises in the sternocleidomastoid muscle and drains into the internal jugular vein.
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[stur-noh-kos-tl, -kaw-stl] /ˌstɜr noʊˈkɒs tl, -ˈkɔ stl/ adjective, Anatomy, Zoology. 1. of, relating to, or situated between the sternum and ribs. sternocostal ster·no·cos·tal (stûr’nō-kŏs’təl) adj. Of or relating to both the sternum and the ribs.
- Sternodynia
sternodynia ster·no·dyn·i·a (stûr’nō-dĭn’ē-ə) n. See sternalgia.
- Sternohyoid muscle
sternohyoid muscle ster·no·hy·oid muscle (stûr’nō-hī’oid’) n. A muscle with origin from the episternum and the first costal cartilage, with insertion into the hyoid bone, with nerve supply from the upper cervical nerve through the cervical ansa, and whose action depresses the hyoid bone.
- Sternoid
sternoid ster·noid (stûr’noid’) adj. Resembling the sternum.
- Sternomastoid muscle
sternomastoid muscle ster·no·mas·toid muscle (stûr’nō-mās’toid’) n. See sternocleidomastoid muscle.