NOUN | body | musculus scalenus, scalenus, scalene muscle | any of four pairs of muscles extending from the cervical vertebrae to the second rib |
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Meaning | Any of four pairs of muscles extending from the cervical vertebrae to the second rib; involved in moving the neck and in breathing. | |
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Synonyms | scalenus, scalene muscle | |
Broader | skeletal muscle, striated muscle | A muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton |
Spanish | escaleno |
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