sternothyroideus

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from New Latin sternothyroīdeus, clipping of mūsculus sternothyroīdeus (“sternothyroid muscle”). Doublet of sternothyroid. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˌstɝ.noʊ.θaɪˈɹɔɪ.di.əs/ Rhymes: -ɔɪdiəs === Noun === sternothyroideus (plural sternothyroidei) (anatomy) Alternative form of sternothyroid muscle. === References === “sternothyroideus”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. == Latin == === Etymology === From sternum (“the breastbone”) + -o- + thyreoīdēs (“shield-shaped”) + -eus (adjectival suffix). Doublet of sternothyreoīdēs. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [stɛr.nɔ.tʰy.roˈiː.de.ʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ster.no.ti.roˈiː.de.us] === Adjective === sternothyroīdeus (feminine sternothyroīdea, neuter sternothyroīdeum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin) (anatomy, relational) sternothyroid ==== Inflection ==== First/second-declension adjective. ==== Descendants ==== → English: sternothyroideus