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Definition of: splenium
(splē′nē·əm) noun plural ·ni·a (-nē·ə)
1. Surg. A compress or bandage.
2. Anat. The rounded posterior end of the corpus callosum. [<NL<Gk. splēnion a bandage]
—sple′ni·al adjective
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