sca·le·nus (sk -l  n s)n. pl. sca·le·ni (-n  , -n) See scalene muscle. [Late Latin scal nus, scalene; see scalene.] |
scalenus [skəˈliːnəs skeɪ-]
n pl -ni [-naɪ]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy any one of the three muscles situated on each side of the neck extending from the cervical vertebrae to the first or second pair of ribs
[from New Latin; see scalene]
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| Noun | 1. | scalenus - any of four pairs of muscles extending from the cervical vertebrae to the second rib; involved in moving the neck and in breathing skeletal muscle, striated muscle - a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes |
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