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PRONUNCIATION OF SPLENIAL

splenial  [ˈspliːnɪəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPLENIAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Splenial is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SPLENIAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

splenial

Splenial

The splenial is a small bone in the lower jaw of reptiles, amphibians and birds, usually located on the lingual side between the angular and suprangular.

Definition of splenial in the English dictionary

The definition of splenial in the dictionary is of or relating to either or both of the two flat muscles situated at the back of the neck that rotate, flex, and extend the head and neck. Other definition of splenial is of or relating to the splenial bone.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPLENIAL


achenial
əˈkiːnɪəl
akenial
əˈkiːnɪəl
catamenial
ˌkætəˈmiːnɪəl
centennial
sɛnˈtɛnɪəl
colonial
kəˈləʊnɪəl
contubernyal
ˌkɒntjʊˈbɜːnɪəl
corneal
ˈkɔːnɪəl
cuneal
ˈkjuːnɪəl
hernial
ˈhɜːnɪəl
hymenial
haɪˈmiːnɪəl
matrimonial
ˌmætrɪˈməʊnɪəl
menial
ˈmiːnɪəl
penial
ˈpiːnɪəl
perennial
pəˈrɛnɪəl
primigenial
ˌpraɪmɪˈdʒiːnɪəl
primogenial
ˌpraɪməʊˈdʒiːnɪəl
testimonial
ˌtɛstɪˈməʊnɪəl
ungenial
ʌnˈdʒiːnɪəl
venial
ˈviːnɪəl
xenial
ˈziːnɪəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPLENIAL

splendiferousness
splendorous
splendour
splendrous
splenectomies
splenectomise
splenectomize
splenectomy
splenetic
splenetical
splenetically
splenial bone
splenic
splenii
splenisation
splenitis
splenium
splenius
splenization
splenomegaly

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPLENIAL

bicentennial
biennial
congenial
cranial
denial
domanial
extracranial
finial
genial
intercolonial
intracranial
millennial
monial
neocolonial
patrimonial
post-colonial
self-denial
transcranial
triennial
uncongenial

Synonyms and antonyms of splenial in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «splenial» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPLENIAL

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Translator English - Chinese

splenial
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

splenial
570 millions of speakers

English

splenial
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

splenial
380 millions of speakers
ar

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splenial
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

splenial
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

esplenial
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

splenial
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

splénial
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Splenial
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

splenial
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

splenial
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

splenial
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Splenial
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

splenial
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

splenial
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्प्लेनिकल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

spleniumla
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

splenial
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

splenial
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

splenial
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

splenial
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

splenial
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

splenial
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

splenial
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

splenial
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of splenial

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPLENIAL»

The term «splenial» is used very little and occupies the 173.355 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPLENIAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about splenial

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPLENIAL»

Discover the use of splenial in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to splenial and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Phylogenetic Relationships of the Lizard Families: Essays ...
Meckel's groove open, or closed but not fused (a suture remaining) between anterior end of splenial and mandibular symphysis. 1. Meckel's groove fused anterior to the splenial, all the way to the symphysis or not. 12. Closure of Meckel's ...
Richard Estes, Gregory K. Pregill, 1988
2
The Dinosauria: Second Edition
With the exception of the predentary, all the mandibular elements, including the dentary, splenial, angular, surangular, coronoid, prearticular, and articular, are paired (fig. 17.5). The predentary is positioned as the mandibular counterpart to the ...
David B. Weishampel, Peter Dodson, Halszka Osmólska, 2004
3
New Perspectives on Horned Dinosaurs: The Royal Tyrrell ...
Left dentary and splenial of Montanoceratops cerorhynchus (AMNH 5464) in (A) lateral, (B) medial, and (C) ventral views. Scale bar is 2 cm. deeply bifurcated as in other leptoceratopsid taxa and basal neoceratopsians such as Liaoceratops ...
Michael J. Ryan, Brenda J. Chinnery-Allgeier, David A. Eberth, 2010
4
The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica: A Herpetofauna ...
Figure 5.4. Lower jaw and floor of mouth in Costa Rican caecilians: (a) no splenial teeth; (b) splenial teeth present. maxillary bone; a single splenial tooth on each ramus of lower jaw so that there are two tooth series (dentary and splenial) (fig.
Jay M. Savage, 2002
5
Brain Lateralization in Children: Developmental Implications
Developmental Implications Dennis L. Molfese, Sidney J. Segalowitz. Splenial size does not appear to vary with hand preference as do other callosal regions ( Witelson, 1985a, 1986). As in the case of the total callosum, some variation in the  ...
Dennis L. Molfese, Sidney J. Segalowitz, 1988
6
The Sesamoid Articular
Later in his Comparative Anatomy Owen included Amiatus with the other two forms, and adds : the splenial "supports teeth and develops a coronoid process." It thus appears that Owen's splenial is the bone that usually bears that name in the ...
7
Handbook of Cerebrovascular Disease and Neurointerventional ...
The splenial artery (aka posterior pericallosal artery) arises from the parieto- occipital artery in 62% of cases, but may arise from the calcarine artery (12%), posteromedial choroidal artery (8%), posterior temporal artery (6%), P2 or P3 segments ...
Mark R. Harrigan, John P. Deveikis, 2012
8
History of the Coelacanth Fishes
The mandibular sensory canal enters the jaw immediately behind the level of the quadrate-articular jaw joint and runs the length of the angular and splenial opening through a series of small pores. The dentary pore is either located wholly ...
Peter L. Forey, 1998
9
Systematics, Biogeography, and Evolutionary History of ...
It contacts the splenial medially, along its posterior half. Only the ventral section of the dentary forms this contact, which is fused in Spheniscus and all outgroups. Posteroventrally, the angular inserts between the dentary and splenial for a short  ...
Nina Elise Triche, 2007
10
Diagnostic Cerebral Angiography
1, Anterior temporal artery 2, Posterior temporal artery 3, Lateral occipital artery 4, Anterior inferior temporal artery 5, Middle inferior temporal artery 6, Posterior inferior temporal artery 7, Splenial branches (posterior pericallosal artery, cut off) 8, ...
Anne G. Osborn, 1999

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPLENIAL»

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1
“Giant Earthworm” Unearthed in Costa Rica
Splenial teeth are present. The number of teeth increases slowly with age. The vent, is simple, transverse and lobed, and the male intromittent organ has 8-10 ... «The Costa Rica Star, Nov 14»
2
Megamastax amblyodus: Largest Silurian Vertebrate Discovered in …
... marginal teeth; oaMx, overlap area for maxilla and quadratojugal; Pat, prearticular; sym, area for parasymphysial plate; tr, indented track bordering splenial. «Sci-News.com, Jun 14»
3
New Predatory Dinosaur Reveals the Origins of T. rex
The bones of Lythronax that were discovered include parts of the skull (maxilla, nasal, jugal, quadrate, frontal, laterosphenoid, palatine, dentary, splenial, ... «HeritageDaily, Nov 13»
4
Alberta scientist finds massive crocodile-like fossil in Hungarian lake
in lateral view. G: left dentary (MTM 2007.37.1.) in lingual view. H: isolated teeth without and with base preserved. I: left splenial (MTM 2011.41.1.) in lingual view ... «National Post, Dec 12»
5
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Abbreviations: ad7, 12, alveolus of dentary tooth 7, 12; asp, articular surface for splenial; d14, dentary tooth 14; fo, foramen; Mc, Meckel's canal; sh, shelf. «Scientific American, Nov 11»
6
Transient Splenial Lesion of the Corpus Callosum in Clinically Mild …
All patients had round well-defined ovoid hyperintense splenial lesions (14.94 ± 1.87 mm) on DWI with a significantly low apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) of ... «AJNR, Oct 06»
7
Influenza-Associated Encephalitis-Encephalopathy with a …
For instance, Kim et al (2) initially described transient splenial lesions, as revealed on MR imaging, in 1999. Focal nonhemorrhagic lesions of the corpus ... «AJNR, Dec 04»

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« EDUCALINGO. Splenial [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/splenial>. May 2024 ».
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