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 Sca·lene a.
 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 vertebrae to the first and second ribs.