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Splenial
Sple′ni-al
,Adj.
[L.
splenium
a plaster, a patch, Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] 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
,Noun.
(Anat.)
The splenial bone.