scalene muscle

scalene muscle definition - medical

sca·lene muscle (skāˈlēnˌ, skā-lēnˈ)

noun
Any of three muscles on each side of the neck that serve to bend and rotate the neck and that assist breathing by raising or fixing the first two ribs.

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