English Explanatory Dictionary

splenius

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Either of two flat oblique muscles which are attached to the vertebrae on each side of the neck and upper thoracic region and which draw back the head.

Pronunciation

/ˈspliː.ni.əs/

Word forms

splenius splenii splenius muscle

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin splēnius, from splēnium (“a plaster, patch”) + -ius (adjectival suffix).

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