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adj. - Of or relating to any of three neck muscles; Of a triangle having three sides of different lengths.

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  • "This is where the anterior scalene muscle originates."
  • June 23, 2008 at 12:19 pm yu is scalene gnu hyts wiv tehse puns!
  • A scalene or scaly member has no one side which is equal to his own interest.
  • How can anyone say that a scalene and an equilateral are really the same "kind"!
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