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adjective

Scalene adj.

(Geom.)

(a)

Having the sides and angles unequal; said of a triangle.

(b)

Having the axis inclined to the base, as a cone.

(Anat.)

(a)

Designating several triangular muscles called scalene muscles.

(b)

Of or pertaining to the scalene muscles.

Scalene muscles (Anat.), a group of muscles, usually three on each side in man, extending from the cervical vertebrae to the first and second ribs.

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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