splenius

== English == === Alternative forms === splenius muscle === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin splēnius, from splēnium (“a plaster, patch”) +‎ -ius (adjectival suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈspliː.ni.əs/ Rhymes: -iːniəs === Noun === splenius (plural splenii) (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. === References === “splenius”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “splenius”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. === Anagrams === spinules == Latin == === Etymology === From splēnium (“a plaster, patch”) +‎ -ius (adjectival suffix), from Ancient Greek σπληνίον (splēníon, “pad or compress of linen laid on a wound”). === Pronunciation === (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈsplɛː.ni.us] === Adjective === splēnius (feminine splēnia, neuter splēnium); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin) Shaped like a plaster or patch. mūsculus splēnius ― the splenius muscle ==== Inflection ==== First/second-declension adjective. ==== Descendants ==== → English: splenius