Meanings
nounscalene muscle (plural scalene muscles)
plural scalene muscles · alternative scalene · alternative scalenus
- anatomyAny 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.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounany of four pairs of muscles extending from the cervical vertebrae to the second rib; involved in moving the neck and in breathing
Similar
scalenusmusculus scalenus
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 斜角肌
- 斜角肌 (xiéjiǎo jī)muscle
Finnish kylkiluunkannattajalihas
- kylkiluunkannattajalihasmuscle
French muscles scalènes
- muscles scalènesmuscle
German Treppenmuskel
- Treppenmuskelmuscle
Polish mięsień pochyły
- mięsień pochyłymuscle
Romanian mușchi scalen
- mușchi scalenmuscle
Cite this entry
APA
scalene muscle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scalene%20muscle
MLA
“scalene muscle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scalene%20muscle. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scalene muscle,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scalene%20muscle.
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