"splenium" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈspliː.ni.əm/ Forms: spleniums [plural], splenia [plural]
Rhymes: -iːniəm Etymology: Borrowed from Latin splēnium (“plaster, patch”), from Ancient Greek σπληνῐ́ον (splēnĭ́on, “pad or compress of linen”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|splēnium||plaster, patch}} Latin splēnium (“plaster, patch”), {{der|en|grc|σπληνῐ́ον||pad or compress of linen}} Ancient Greek σπληνῐ́ον (splēnĭ́on, “pad or compress of linen”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|splenia}} splenium (plural spleniums or splenia)
  1. (anatomy, neurology) The thick posterior part of the corpus callosum of the brain. Wikipedia link: splenium Categories (topical): Anatomy, Neurology Related terms: splenial, splenius
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