skāˈlēnəs noun
( plural scale·ni -ēˌnī, -ēˌnē)
Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin or Greek; Late Latin scalenus scalene, from Greek skalēnos uneven, scalene
: any of usually three deeply situated muscles on each side of the neck each extending from the transverse processes of two or more cervical vertebrae to the first or second rib