HyperDic: scalenus

English > 1 sense of the word scalenus:
NOUNbodyscalenus, scalene muscle, musculus scalenusany of four pairs of muscles extending from the cervical vertebrae to the second rib
English > scalenus: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningAny of four pairs of muscles extending from the cervical vertebrae to the second rib; involved in moving the neck and in breathing.
Synonymsscalene muscle, musculus scalenus
Broaderskeletal muscle, striated muscleA muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton
Spanishescaleno

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