| scalenus |
any of four pairs of muscles extending from the cervical vertebrae to the second rib; involved in moving the neck and in breathing
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| scalenus syndrome |
discomfort and vascular symptoms and loss of sensation in a shoulder and arm; caused by a scalene muscle compressing the subclavian artery and part of the brachial plexus
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| scalenus |
The deep lateral muscles of the anterior neck, including anterior scalene m. (scalenus anticus), middle scalene m. (scalenus medius), and posterior scalene m. (scalenus posticus).
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| scalenus s. |
a thoracic outlet syndrome caused by compression of nerves and vessels between a cervical rib and the scalenus anterior muscle; symptoms include pain over the shoulder, often extending down the arm (brachial plexopathy) or radiating up the back of the neck. Called also Naffziger's s.
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| scalenus syndrome |
A symptom complex characterized by brachial neuritis with or without vascular or vasomotor disturbance in the upper extremities. Also called scalenus anticus syndrome. SYMPTOMS: The symptoms
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