splenetical (splenetikal)

-al.] Same as splenetic. Sir H. Wotton. splenetically (splē-net'i-kal-i), adv. In a morose, ill-humored, or splenetic manner. splenetivet, a. An obsolete form of splenitive. splenia, n. Plural of splenium. splenial (spleni-al), a, and n. [ a bandage, compre .] I. a. In zoöl. and an at.: (a) Acting like a splint or clasp; having the of the pieces character of a splenial: noting one of the compound ramus of the lower jaw of many vertebrates below mammals. (b) Of or per taining to the splenium of the brain: as, the splenial border of the corpus callosum. See splenium. (c) Of or pertaining to a splenius: as, the splenial muscles of the neck. II. n. The splenial element of the compound mandible of a vertebrate below a mammal. It is a bone of various shape in different animals, as birds, reptiles, and fishes - applied like a splint to the inner side of each ramus of the mandible, between the articular and the dentary elements. See cut under Gallinæ. splenic (splen'ik), a. [OF. splenique, F. splé nique = Sp. esplénico = Pg. esplenico, splenico = It. splenico, splenius arises from the nuchal ligament and from the spinous proce es of the seventh cervical and of the first six dorsal vertebræ. In ascending the neck, it is divided into two sections - (a) the splenius capitis, inserted into the occipital bone beneath the superior curved line, and partly into the mastoid proce , and (b) the splenius coll i, inserted into the transverse proce es of some of the upper cervical vertebræ. The splenius of each side is separated from its fellow by a triangular interval, in which the complexus appears. The splenii together draw the head backward, and separately turn it a little to one side. See cut IMG:content-1795.png:[merged small][merged small][ocr errors] they resemble the substance of the spleen. Compare hepatization. Also spelled splenisa tion.