STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID VEIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sternocleidomastoid vein mean? 

• STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID VEIN (noun)
  The noun STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID VEIN has 1 sense:

1. drains the sternocleidomastoid muscle; empties into the internal jugular vein

  Familiarity information: STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID VEIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID VEIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Drains the sternocleidomastoid muscle; empties into the internal jugular vein

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

sternocleidomastoid vein; vena sternocleidomastoidea

Hypernyms ("sternocleidomastoid vein" is a kind of...):

vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)