splenium

splenium /sple·ni·um/ (sple´ne-um) [L.]

1. a bandlike structure.

2. a bandage or compress.

3. splenium corporis callosi.

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splenium cor´poris callo´si  the posterior, rounded end of the corpus callosum.

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sple·ni·um (spln-m)

n. pl. sple·ni·a (-n-)

1. A compress or bandage.

2. An anatomical structure resembling a bandaged part.

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splenium

1. a compress or bandage.

2. bandlike structure.

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splenium corporis callosi

the posterior, rounded end of the corpus callosum.