SPLENII

SPLENIUS

splenius, splenius muscle

(noun) either of two flat muscles that extend from the upper vertebrae to the base of the skull and serve to rotate or flex or extend the head and neck

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

splenii

plural of splenius

Source: Wiktionary


SPLENIUS

Sple"ni*us, n. Etym: [NL.] (Anat.)

Definition: A flat muscle of the back of the neck.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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