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sple·ni·us

 (splē′nē-əs)
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.
[New Latin splēnius, from Latin splēnium, patch, plaster (from its shape), from Greek splēnion, from splēn, spleen.]
sple′ni·al (-nē-əl) adj.
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splenius

(ˈspliːnɪəs)
n, pl -nii (-nɪˌaɪ)
(Anatomy) anatomy either of two flat muscles situated at the back of the neck that rotate, flex, and extend the head and neck
[C18: via New Latin from Greek splēnion a plaster]
ˈsplenial adj
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sple•ni•us

(ˈspli ni əs)

n., pl. -ni•i (-niˌaɪ)
either of a pair of broad muscles at the back of the neck, serving to lift and turn the head.
[1725–35; < New Latin, for Latin splēnium < Greek splēníon plaster, patch]
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Noun1.splenius - 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
splenius muscle
skeletal muscle, striated muscle - a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes
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[14] suggested H reflex was reduced by about 80% in the left soleus and 77% in the right soleus after 10-15 min stimulation of the splenius muscle and the contralateral upper part of the trapezius.
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The cuts (with their representative muscles) were: loin (longissimus dorsi muscle from 1st to 13th thoracic vertebrae), strip-loin (longissimus dorsi muscle from 1st to 5th lumbar vertebrae), shoulder-chuck-roll (splenius and ventral serratus muscles), shank (extensor digitorum longus and extensor digitorum pedis lateralis muscles), outside-round (biceps femoris and vastus lateralis muscles), tender-loin (psoas major and psoas minor muscles), shoulder-clod (supraspinatus and triceps brachii muscles), brisket (cranial superficial pectoral and brachiocephalicus muscles), top-round (semimembranosus and semitendinosus muscles) and short-plate-brisket (obliquus externus abdominis, transversus abdominis and rectus abdominis).
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