splenius

noun sple·ni·us \ˈsplē-nē-əs\

plural -nii \-nē-ˌī\

Definition of SPLENIUS

: either of two flat oblique muscles on each side of the back of the neck and upper thoracic region

New Latin, from Latin splenium plaster, compress, from Greek splēnion, from splēn

First Known Use: 1732

Medical Dictionary

noun sple·ni·us \-nē-əs\

plural -nii \-nē-ˌī\

: either of two flat oblique muscles on each side of the back of the neck and upper thoracic region: a : splenius capitis b : splenius cervicis

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