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Splenius

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Noun

1. splenius, splenius muscle

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

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Splenius

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noun plural -nii (-nɪˌaɪ)
anatomy
either of two flat muscles situated at the back of the neck that rotate, flex, and extend the head and neck

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Splenius

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nounWord forms: plural ˈspleniˌi (ˈspliniˌaɪ ; splēˈnēīˌ)
either of two large, flat muscles at the back of the neck, serving to rotate and extend the head and rotate and flex the neck

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Splenius

see synonyms of splenius
n. pl. sple·ni·i (-nē-ī)
Either of two muscles of the back of the neck, extending from the upper vertebrae to the base of the skull, that rotate and extend the head and neck.

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