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tendinous intersection

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ten·di·nous in·ter·sec·tion

[TA]
a tendinous band or partition running across a muscle.
Synonym(s): intersectio tendinea [TA], inscriptio tendinea, tendinous inscription
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Occasionally, the lower portion of the muscle is traversed by a tendinous intersection, which may indicate the formation of the muscle from different myotomes (Bergman et al.).
Variation in the origin of sternocleidomastoid muscle. a case report/Variacion en el origen del musculo esternocleidomastoideo. reporte de caso
The tendinous intersections have been noted in sternocleidomastoid by Bergman et al.
A rare case of unilateral third head of sternocleidomastoid muscle/Un caso raro de una tercera cabeza unilateral del musculo esternocleidomastoideo
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