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Splenial

Splenial Meaning & Definition
Splenial Definition And Meaning

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Splenial In Webster's Dictionary

\Sple"ni*al\, a. [L. splenium a plaster, a patch, Gr. ???? a bandage.] (Anat.) (a) Designating the splenial bone. (b) Of or pertaining to the splenial bone or splenius muscle. {Splenial bone} (Anat.), a thin splintlike bone on the inner side of the proximal portion of the mandible of many vertebrates.
\Sple"ni*al\, n. (Anat.) The splenial bone.

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