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scalene muscle vs skeletal muscle

skeletal muscle vs scalene muscle

scalene muscle and skeletal muscle both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
scalene muscle Yes No No No
skeletal muscle Yes No No No
As nouns, skeletal muscle is a hypernym of scalene muscle; that is, skeletal muscle is a word with a broader meaning than scalene muscle:
  • scalene muscle: any of four pairs of muscles extending from the cervical vertebrae to the second rib; involved in moving the neck and in breathing
  • 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
Other hypernyms of scalene muscle include striated muscle.
scalene muscle (noun) skeletal muscle (noun)
any of four pairs of muscles extending from the cervical vertebrae to the second rib; involved in moving the neck and in breathing 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
Difference between scalene muscle and skeletal muscle

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