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sple·nius (splē′nē əs)

noun pl. splenii -·nii′ (-nē ī′)

either of two large, flat muscles at the back of the neck, serving to rotate and extend the head and rotate and flex the neck

Etymology: ModL < L splenium, a patch, plaster < Gr splēnion, dim. of splēn, spleen

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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