First Known Use: 1732
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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
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Origin of SPLENIUS
New Latin, from Latin splenium plaster, compress, from Greek splēnion, from splēn
Medical Dictionary
splenius
noun sple·ni·us \-nē-əs\
plural -nii \-nē-ˌī\
Medical Definition of SPLENIUS
: 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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