Sterno

[ stur-noh ]

/ ˈstɜr noʊ /

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sterno-

a combining form representing sternum in compound words: sternocostal.

Also especially before a vowel, stern-.

To do this it may be necessary to cut away some of the fibres of the sterno-mastoid muscle.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various
To obtain room, the neck must be somewhat extended and the jaw pulled well forward and the sterno-mastoid muscle backwards.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various
Desmognathous, without basipterygoid processes; with one pair of sterno-tracheal muscles.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7|Various
The next muscles to become stiff and painful are those of the neck, especially the sterno-mastoid and trapezius.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

The lymph glands, particularly those along the posterior border of the sterno-mastoid, become enlarged and slightly tender.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

sterno-

Sternum:sternocostal.