scalenus

Noun

sca=le=nus

WORDNET DICTIONARY

scalenus(n = noun.body) musculus scalenus, scalene muscle - any of four pairs of muscles extending from the cervical vertebrae to the second rib; involved in moving the neck and in breathing; Array

is a kind of skeletal muscle, striated muscle

scalenus, n. (pl. scaleni) any of several muscles extending from the neck to the first and second ribs.

Etymology

mod.L: see SCALENE