Word: splenius
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sple
ni
us
Definition: Either of two flat oblique muscles which are attached to the vertebrae on each side of the neck and upper thoracic region and which draw back the head.
Morphemes:
Affix: splenius
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Either of two flat oblique muscles which are attached to the vertebrae on each side of the neck and upper thoracic region and which draw back the head.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σπλήν
Language: grc
Decoded: splen
Meaning: milt, spleen
Affix: -ῐον
Language: grc
Decoded: -ion
Meaning: diminutive suffix
Affix: -ius
Language: la
Decoded: -ius
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: forms adjectives’ comparative degrees