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השריר הזקפני (של הצוואר)

Hashrir hazakafani (shel hatzavar)

Translations

Hebrew
השריר הזקפני (של הצוואר)
English
Sternocleidomastoid
Russian
Грудино-ключично-сосцевидная мышца
Arabic
العضلة القصية الترقوية الخشائية
Pronunciation
Hashrir hazakafani (shel hatzavar)

"Sternocleidomastoid" in Hebrew is השריר הזקפני (של הצוואר) (Hashrir hazakafani (shel hatzavar)). In Russian it is Грудино-ключично-сосцевидная мышца, and in Arabic العضلة القصية الترقوية الخشائية. This is a term from the MedHebrew medical-Hebrew dictionary.

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