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splenii

splenii is the plural of splenius.

Meaning of splenius

Noun

splenius (plural splenii)

  1. 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.
    • He caressed and parted [...] her lank loose, nearly lumbus-length (when she threw her head back as now) black silks as he tried to get at her bed-warm splenius.1969, Владимир Набоков, Ada or Ardor, Penguin 2011, page 89

Questions about splenii

What is splenii the plural of?
Splenii is the plural of splenius.

Words near splenii in the dictionary

  1. splenic veins
  2. splenic vessel
  3. splenic vessels
  4. splenical
  5. splenick
  6. splenii
  7. splenike
  8. splenisation
  9. splenish
  10. splenites
  11. splenitic

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