Splenius
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
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
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- splenius muscle
- plural
- Spleniuses
- possessive
- Splenius's
- pluralpossessive
- Spleniuses'