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scalene muscle
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scalene muscle
(wn) | scalene muscle
n 1: any of four pairs of muscles extending from the cervical
vertebrae to the second rib; involved in moving the neck
and in breathing [syn: scalenus, scalene muscle,
musculus scalenus] |
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Scalene muscles
(gcide) | Scalene \Sca*lene"\, a. [L. scalenus, Gr. ?: cf. F. scal[`e]ne.]
1. (Geom.)
(a) Having the sides and angles unequal; -- said of a
triangle.
(b) Having the axis inclined to the base, as a cone.
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2. (Anat.)
(a) Designating several triangular muscles called scalene
muscles.
(b) Of or pertaining to the scalene muscles.
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Scalene muscles (Anat.), a group of muscles, usually three
on each side in man, extending from the cervical vertebrae
to the first and second ribs.
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