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单词 scalenus
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
sca•le•nus  (skā lē′nəs),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ni (-nī).USA pronunciation [Anat.]
  1. Anatomyany of three muscles on each side of the neck, the action of which raises the first and second ribs in respiration and assists in bending the neck to one side.
  • Neo-Latin, Late Latin. See scalene
  • 1695–1705

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
scalenus /skəˈliːnəs skeɪ-/ n ( pl -ni / -naɪ/)
  1. any one of the three muscles situated on each side of the neck extending from the cervical vertebrae to the first or second pair of ribs
Etymology: 18th Century: from New Latin; see scalene
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