Definition of Scalene. Meaning of Scalene. Synonyms of Scalene

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Definition of Scalene

Scalene
Scalene Sca*lene", a. [L. scalenus, Gr. ?: cf. F. scal[`e]ne.] 1. (Geom.) (a) Having the sides and angles unequal; -- said of a triangle. (b) Having the axis inclined to the base, as a cone. 2. (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 vertebr[ae] to the first and second ribs.
Scalene
Scalene Sca*lene", n. (Geom.) A triangle having its sides and angles unequal.

Meaning of Scalene from wikipedia

- The scalene muscles are a group of three muscles on each side of the neck, identified as the anterior, the middle, and the posterior. They are innervated...
- scalene in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Scalene may refer to: A scalene triangle, one in which all sides and angles are not the same. A scalene ellipsoid...
- isosceles triangle, and a triangle with three different-length sides is a scalene triangle. A triangle in which one of the angles is a right angle is a right...
- axes have different lengths, the figure is a triaxial ellipsoid (rarely scalene ellipsoid), and the axes are uniquely defined. If two of the axes have...
- symbol {3}∨( ). C3v C3 [3] [3]+ *33 33 6 3 Mirrored sphenoid Two equal scalene triangles with a common base edge This has two pairs of equal edges (1...
- transverse process. Soft tissue abnormalities include scalene muscle hypertrophy, the presence of a fourth scalene muscle (scalenus minimus), or connective tissue...
- are coplanar, but alternate in two radii. All its faces are congruent scalene triangles, and it is isohedral. It can be seen as another type of a right...
- The scalene tubercle is a small projection that runs along the medial border of the first rib between two grooves, which travel anteriorly for the subclavian...
- (1966). Scalene and sternomastoid muscle function. Journal of Applied Physiology, 21, 497-502. Campbell, E. J. M. (1955). The role of the scalene and sternomastoid...
- ridge prolonged internally into a tubercle, the scalene tubercle, for the attachment of the anterior scalene; the anterior groove transmits the subclavian...