Splenial

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Splenial \Sple"ni*al\, n. (Anat.)
     The splenial bone.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Splenial \Sple"ni*al\, a. [L. splenium a plaster, a patch, Gr.
     ???? a bandage.] (Anat.)
     (a) Designating the splenial bone.
     (b) Of or pertaining to the splenial bone or splenius muscle.
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     {Splenial bone} (Anat.), a thin splintlike bone on the inner
        side of the proximal portion of the mandible of many
        vertebrates.
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