Splenius
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈspliː.ni.əs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Splenius is a noun meaning (anatomy) 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.
Meaning
(anatomy) 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.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- splenii
- splenius muscle
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include splenial, splenium, scalenus, splenotomy, platysma, spleen.
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