'Splenial bone' definitions:

Definition of 'Splenial bone'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Splenial bone (Anat.), a thin splintlike bone on the inner side of the proximal portion of the mandible of many vertebrates. [1913 Webster]