Found 2 items, similar to Scalene muscles.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: scalene muscle scalene muscle n : any of four pairs of muscles extending from the cervical vertebrae to the second rib; involved in moving the neck and in breathing [syn: scalenus, musculus scalenus]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Scalene muscles 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 vertebr[ae] to the first and second ribs. [1913 Webster]