SCALENUS (scaleni)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: scaleni   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does scalenus mean? 

• SCALENUS (noun)
  The noun SCALENUS has 1 sense:

1. any of four pairs of muscles extending from the cervical vertebrae to the second rib; involved in moving the neck and in breathing

  Familiarity information: SCALENUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SCALENUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of four pairs of muscles extending from the cervical vertebrae to the second rib; involved in moving the neck and in breathing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

musculus scalenus; scalene muscle; scalenus

Hypernyms ("scalenus" is a kind of...):

skeletal muscle; striated muscle (a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes)