Term: scalenus: any of four pairs of muscles extending from the cervical vertebrae to the second rib; involved in moving the neck and in breathing
Broader: skeletal muscle: a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes | Unrelated: simulcast: a broadcast that is carried simultaneously by radio and television (or by FM and AM radio)
Broader: skeletal muscle: a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes | Unrelated: baccalaureate: a farewell sermon to a graduating class at their commencement ceremonies
Broader: skeletal muscle: a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes | Unrelated: pinesap: fleshy tawny or reddish saprophytic herb resembling the Indian pipe and growing in woodland humus of eastern North America; in some classifications placed in a separate genus Hypopitys
Broader: skeletal muscle: a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes | Unrelated: sorceress: a woman sorcerer
Broader: skeletal muscle: a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes | Unrelated: yay: a branch of the Tai languages
Broader: skeletal muscle: a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes | Unrelated: well: an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway)
Broader: skeletal muscle: a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes | Unrelated: wood tick: common tick that can transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia
Broader: skeletal muscle: a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes | Unrelated: coup de theatre: a highly successful theatrical production
Broader: skeletal muscle: a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes | Unrelated: halon: a compound in which the hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon have been replaced by bromine and other halogen atoms; very stable; used in fire extinguishers although it is thought to release bromine that depletes the ozone layer
Broader: skeletal muscle: a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes | Unrelated: pharmacogenetics: the branch of genetics that studies the genetically determined variations in responses to drugs in humans or laboratory organisms