Akademik
splenius
See s. muscle of
head
, s. muscle of
neck
. [Mod. L. fr. G. splenion, a
bandage
]
* * *
sple·ni·us
-nē-əs
n
,
pl
-nii
-nē-.ī
either of two flat oblique muscles on each side of the back of the neck and upper thoracic region:
a)
SPLENIUS CAPITIS
b)
SPLENIUS CERVICIS
Medical dictionary
.
2011
.