n.
Pronunciation: ' spl ē -n ē - ə s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -nii \ -n ē - ˌ ī \
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin splenium plaster, compress, from Greek spl ē nion, from spl ē n
Date: 1732
: either of two flat oblique muscles on each side of the back of the neck and upper thoracic region