scalene muscle

English

Alternative forms

scalene, scalenus

Noun

scalene muscle (plural scalene muscles)

(anatomy) Any of usually three deeply situated muscles on each side of the neck of which each extends from the transverse processes of two or more cervical vertebrae to the first or second rib.
Meronyms: anterior scalene muscle, middle scalene muscle, posterior scalene muscle

Translations

muscle

Chinese:
Mandarin: 斜角肌 (xiéjiǎo jī)
Finnish: kylkiluunkannattajalihas
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German: Treppenmuskel m
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Romanian: mușchi scalen (ro) m
Spanish: please add this translation if you can

References

“scalenus”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“scalenus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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