HyperDic: splenius_muscle

English > 1 sense of the expression splenius muscle:
NOUNbodysplenius muscle, spleniuseither 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
English > splenius muscle: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningEither 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.
Synonymsplenius
Broaderskeletal muscle, striated muscleA muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton
Spanishesplenio

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