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    MUSCULUS SCALENUS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (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 breathingplay

    Synonyms:

    musculus scalenus; scalene muscle; scalenus

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("musculus 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)

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