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- noun Plural form of
sternocleidomastoid .
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Examples
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Carried further, a woman becomes a collection of piece parts, breasts, legs, ass, abs, or sternocleidomastoids to use an anatomical part that I find particularly pleasing.
Objectification James Killus 2008
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Around his neck, which was roughly the circumference of my upper thigh, was one of those myostimulator collars that provides extra oomph to the large muscles whenever the wearer flexes his sternocleidomastoids.
Perseus Spur May, Julian, 1931- 1998
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Some kind of resistance training for the sternocleidomastoids.
Bloody Elbow 2010
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The sternocleidomastoids (SCM) -- one on each side of the neck -- are paired muscles, composed of the sternomastoid component that runs from the sternum to the mastoid process of the skull, immediately behind and below the ear, and the cleidomastoid muscle that runs from the clavicle to the mastoid.
Bloody Elbow 2010
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