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Word of the Day 3rd of March



sarguero
Spain

Word of the Day 3rd of March
 
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The new one is really ... short         Sternocleidomastoideus

Squeeze your brain and have a good time

3 Mar 2013      





MoodyMoody
United States

I had to learn the real meaning in graduate school. My husband is having some problems along those lines.
 
However, in the spirit of WoD, here �s my "daffynition":
 
sterno: a gel-like fuel used to keep food hot on a serving line
cleido: from the Greek for closed
mast: a pole on a ship used to hold the sails
oid: like
eus: an abbreviation for endoscopic ultrasound
 
So, obviously, sternocleidomastoideus is checking the inside of a closed pole or tube using ultrasound in order to see if there is any sterno contained within. Easy!

3 Mar 2013