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‖ scalenus Anat.|skəˈliːnəs|
Pl. scaleni |-aɪ|.
[mod.L. (sc. musculus), a. Gr. σκαληνός uneven, unequal, odd (number), scalene.]
One of a set of muscles of triangular form situated in the lower lateral region of the neck. Also attrib.
1704J. Harris Lex. Techn. I, Scaleni, are three Muscles of the Thorax, so called from their Figure, having three unequal Sides. 1839–47Todd's Cycl. Anat. III. 562/1 The scaleni..extending from the transverse processes to the first two ribs. 1873Mivart Elem. Anat. ii. 71 In the Guinea Pig,..the first rib bears a little spinous tubercle for the attachment of the scalenus muscle. |