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posterior scalene muscle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables
pos-te-ri-or s-calene -mus-cle
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
7
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Inflected Forms

posterior scalene muscles (plural) posterior scalene (alternative) scalenus posterior (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

anterior scalene muscle middle scalene muscle

Questions

What does posterior scalene muscle mean?
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.

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