'Scalene muscles' definitions:

Definition of 'Scalene muscles'

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  • Scalene \Sca*lene"\, a. [L. scalenus, Gr. ?: cf. F. scal[`e]ne.]
  • 1. (Geom.) (a) Having the sides and angles unequal; -- said of a triangle. (b) Having the axis inclined to the base, as a cone. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Anat.) (a) Designating several triangular muscles called scalene muscles. (b) Of or pertaining to the scalene muscles. [1913 Webster]
  • Scalene muscles (Anat.), a group of muscles, usually three on each side in man, extending from the cervical vertebrae to the first and second ribs. [1913 Webster]

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