"splenius" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈspliː.ni.əs/ Forms: splenii [plural], splenius muscle [alternative]
Rhymes: -iːniəs Etymology: Borrowed from Latin splēnius, from splēnium (“a plaster, patch”) + -ius (adjectival suffix). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|splēnius}} Latin splēnius, {{af|la|splēnium|-ius|nocat=1|pos2=adjectival suffix|t1=a plaster, patch}} splēnium (“a plaster, patch”) + -ius (adjectival suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun|splenii}} splenius (plural splenii)
  1. (anatomy) 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.
    Sense id: en-splenius-en-noun-3DmgnyPt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Muscles Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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