What is "splenial"

Splenial \Sple"ni*al\, a. [L. splenium a plaster, a patch, Gr. ???? a bandage.] (Anat.)

1. Designating the splenial bone.

2. 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.

Splenial \Sple"ni*al\, n. (Anat.) The splenial bone.

a. Relating to the splenium, especially describing the pair of muscles, at the back of the neck, that move the head and neck n. splenial bone

The splenial is a small bone in the lower jaw of reptiles, amphibians and birds, usually located on the lingual side (closest to the tongue) between the angular and suprangular.