splenius
sple·ni·us
noun \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
Origin of SPLENIUS
New Latin, from Latin splenium plaster, compress, from Greek splēnion, from splēn
First Known Use: 1732
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