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interscalene

interscalene adjective: between the scalene muscles.

Adjective

interscalene (not comparable)

  1. Between the scalene muscles
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Origin of interscalene

From inter- + scalene.

Questions about interscalene

What does interscalene mean?
Interscalene means between the scalene muscles.
What part of speech is interscalene?
Interscalene is an adjective.

Words near interscalene in the dictionary

  1. intersale
  2. intersample
  3. intersatellite
  4. interscalar
  5. interscale
  6. interscalene
  7. interscalenic
  8. interscan
  9. interscanner
  10. interscapilium
  11. interscapular

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