Scalene
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Scalene may refer to:
- A scalene triangleTriangleA triangle is one of the basic shapes of geometry: a polygon with three corners or vertices and three sides or edges which are line segments. A triangle with vertices A, B, and C is denoted ....
, one in which all sides (or angles) are different - A scalene ellipsoid, one in which the lengths of all three semi-principal axes are different
- Scalene musclesScalene musclesThe scalene muscles are a group of three pairs of muscles in the lateral neck, namely the scalenus anterior, scalenus medius, and scalenus posterior.They are innervated by the spinal nerves C4-C6....
of the neck - Scalene tubercleScalene tubercleThe 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 vein and posteriorly for the subclavian artery. It projects outward medially and is the site of insertion for scalenus anterior....
, a slight ridge on the first rib prolonged internally into a tubercle