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noun
A muscle arising from the transverse processes of the lower six cervical vertebrae, inserting on the upper surface of the first rib, and functioning to bend the neck forward and laterally and to rotate it to the side.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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History
Calque of Latin musculus scalenus medius.
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