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splenial

splenial adjective: relating to the splenium, especially describing the pair of muscles, at the back of the neck, that move the head and neck.

Adjective

splenial (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the splenium, especially describing the pair of muscles, at the back of the neck, that move the head and neck

Noun

splenial (plural splenials)

  1. splenial bone

Forms of splenial

pluralsplenials

Words formed from splenial

Phrases with splenial

Questions about splenial

What does splenial mean?
Splenial means relating to the splenium, especially describing the pair of muscles, at the back of the neck, that move the head and neck.
What part of speech is splenial?
Splenial can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near splenial in the dictionary

  1. splenetically
  2. splenetick
  3. splenetics
  4. splenetive
  5. splenia
  6. splenial
  7. splenial bone
  8. splenial bones
  9. splenials
  10. splenic
  11. splenic arteries

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