splenius

noun

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

Roots

splenionsplen- · Greek · bandage, compress (of the neck muscle)ius-ius · Latin · forming Latin adjective/noun

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