Etymology

splenius

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Latin splēnius
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromsplēnius
  2. English todaysplenius

Borrowed from Latin splēnius, from splēnium (“a plaster, patch”) + -ius (adjectival suffix).

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