English Explanatory Dictionary

middle scalene muscle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A muscle arising from the transverse processes of the lower six cervical vertebrae, inserting on the upper surface of the first rib, and functioning to bend the neck forward and laterally and to rotate it to the side.

Word forms

middle scalene muscle middle scalene muscles middle scalene scalenus medius
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