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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
splenius /ˈspliːnɪəs/

▶noun (pl. splenii /-nɪʌɪ/) Anatomy either of two muscles attached to the vertebrae in the neck and upper back which draw back the head.

– origin C18: mod. L., from Gk splēnion ‘bandage’.

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