splenius noun. ['spli:nɪǝs] Pl. -nii [-nɪʌɪ]. M18.
[mod. Latin from Greek splēnion: see SPLENIAL.]
Anatomy. A broad muscle in the upper part of the back of the neck, attached to the occipital bone and serving to draw back the head; either of the two portions of this.

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