Scalene Muscle Definition
noun
Any of three muscles on each side of the neck that originate at the cervical vertebrae and insert into either the first or second ribs, serving to bend and rotate the neck and assist breathing by raising the first and second ribs.
American Heritage Medicine
Synonyms:
- musculus scalenus
- scalenus
Other Word Forms of Scalene Muscle
Noun
Singular:
scalene muscle
Plural:
scalene muscles
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