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splenius

Noun

sple=ni=us

WORDNET DICTIONARY

splenius(n = noun.body) splenius muscle - either of two flat muscles that extend from the upper vertebrae to the base of the skull and serve to rotate or flex or extend the head and neck; Array

is a kind of skeletal muscle, striated muscle

splenius, n. [NL.].

A flat muscle of the back of the neck. [1913 Webster]

splenius, n. (pl. splenii) Anat. either section of muscle on each side of the neck and back serving to draw back the head.

Derivative

splenial adj.

Etymology

mod.L f. Gk splenion bandage

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