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.
Splenial bone (Anat.), a thin splintlike bone on the inner
side of the proximal portion of the mandible of many
vertebrates.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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