"posterior scalene muscle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: posterior scalene muscles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=posterior scalene muscle}} posterior scalene muscle (plural posterior scalene muscles)
  1. (anatomy) A muscle arising from the transverse processes of the fourth to sixth cervical vertebrae, inserting on the outer surface of the second rib, and functioning to raise the second rib and to bend and slightly rotate the neck. Categories (topical): Muscles Synonyms: posterior scalene, scalenus posterior Translations (muscle): 後斜角肌 (Chinese Mandarin), 后斜角肌 (hòu xiéjiǎo jī) (Chinese Mandarin), hinterer Treppenmuskel (German)
    Sense id: en-posterior_scalene_muscle-en-noun-C-XkS7Qy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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