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Clavicle vs Sternocleidomastoid - What's the difference?

clavicle | sternocleidomastoid |

As nouns the difference between clavicle and sternocleidomastoid

is that clavicle is the collarbone; the prominent bone at the top of the chest between the shoulder and the neck while sternocleidomastoid is the sternocleidomastoid muscle.

As an adjective sternocleidomastoid is

relating to or involving the sternum, the clavicle and the mastoid process.

clavicle

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The collarbone; the prominent bone at the top of the chest between the shoulder and the neck.

    • Synonyms

    * (bone) collarbone, collar bone, collar-bone

    Related terms

    * clavicular * claviculate

    See also

    * (wikipedia "clavicle")

    sternocleidomastoid

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (anatomy) Relating to or involving the sternum, the clavicle and the mastoid process.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The sternocleidomastoid muscle