splenius

splenius Definition

sple·nius (splē′nē əs)

noun pl. -·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

splenius Related Forms

sple′·nial adjective

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