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Meaning of "splenium" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SPLENIUM

splenium  [ˈspliːnɪəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPLENIUM

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verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Splenium is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SPLENIUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

splenium

Splenium

The posterior end of the corpus callosum is the thickest part, and is termed the splenium. It overlaps the tela chorioidea of the third ventricle and the mid-brain, and ends in a thick, convex, free border. A sagittal section of the splenium shows that the posterior end of the corpus callosum is acutely bent forward, the upper and lower parts being applied to each other.

Definition of splenium in the English dictionary

The definition of splenium in the dictionary is a structure in the brain.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPLENIUM


achaenium
əˈkiːnɪəm
achenium
əˈkiːnɪəm
asplenium
æˈspliːnɪəm
californium
ˌkælɪˈfɔːnɪəm
Capernaum
kəˈpɜːnɪəm
hahnium
ˈhɑːnɪəm
helenium
həˈliːnɪəm
hymenium
haɪˈmiːnɪəm
lectisternium
ˌlektɪˈstɜːnɪəm
Mancunium
mæŋˈkjuːnɪəm
neptunium
nɛpˈtjuːnɪəm
panhellenium
ˌpænhɛˈliːnɪəm
parascenium
ˌpærəˈsiːnɪəm
periselenium
ˌpɛrɪsɪˈliːnɪəm
postscenium
pəʊstˈsiːnɪəm
proscenium
prəˈsiːnɪəm
rhenium
ˈriːnɪəm
ruthenium
ruːˈθiːnɪəm
selenium
sɪˈliːnɪəm
xenium
ˈziːnɪəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPLENIUM

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPLENIUM

aluminium
ammonium
condominium
cranium
geranium
germanium
harmonium
Iconium
ingenium
millennium
omnium
pandaemonium
pandemonium
plutonium
roentgenium
stramonium
the millennium
titanium
uranium
zirconium

Synonyms and antonyms of splenium in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «splenium» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPLENIUM

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The translations of splenium from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «splenium» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

胼胝体压
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

splenium
570 millions of speakers

English

splenium
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

splenium
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

splenium
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Валик
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

esplênio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

splenium
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

splénium
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Splenium
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Splenium
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

膨大部
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

splenium
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Splenium
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

splenium
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

splenium
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्प्लेनियम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

splenium
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

splenio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

splenium
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

валик
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

splenium
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

splenium
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

splenium
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

splenium
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

splenium
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of splenium

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPLENIUM»

The term «splenium» is normally little used and occupies the 131.855 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPLENIUM» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPLENIUM»

Discover the use of splenium in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to splenium and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Clinical Neuropsychology
14–2). The anteroposterior arrangement of those channels respects the anteroposterior arrangement of the corresponding cortical regions: going in a caudal–rostral direction the splenium interconnects visual cortices, the isthmus probably ...
Kenneth M. Heilman James E. Rooks Jr. Distinguished Professor of Neurology and Clinical and Health Psychology, Chair of the Department of Neurology Residency Program University of Florida College of Medicine Edward Valenstein William L. and Janice M. Neely Professors of Neurology, Gainesville, 2003
2
Q&A Color Review of Neuroimaging
Imaging findings There is a well-defined elliptical focus of increased signal on T2 - weighted axial and coronal images within the splenium of the corpus callosum (i ). Differential diagnosis Very few cerebral lesions cross midline structures.
Michael H. Lev, Kristen Forbes, Sanjay Shetty, 2008
3
Clinical Anatomy for Students: Problem Solving Approach
Its anterior end is called the genu, the central part is the trunk and the posterior bulbous part forms the splenium. The fourth part is the rostrum, which is the prolongation from the genu to the upper end of lamina terminalis. Relations a.
Neeta V. Kulkarni, 2007
4
Brain Lateralization in Children: Developmental Implications
As in the case of the total callosum, some variation in the anatomy of the splenium may be related to sex, The status of sex differences in the splenium in adults has received considerable anention recently. The results to date are inconsistent, ...
Dennis L. Molfese, Sidney J. Segalowitz, 1988
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Behavioral Endocrinology
The CC consists of the axons from millions of neurons that carry information from one hemisphere to the other. It was reported that the caudal end of the CC, the splenium, was more bulbous in females than in males (DeLacoste-Utamsing and  ...
Jill B. Becker, 2002
6
Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging of the Brain
8.7 Focal Lesion in the Splenium of the Corpus Callosum in Epileptic Patients The cause of the focal lesion sometimes seen in the splenium of the corpus callosum is not known. It has been speculated to represent transient focal edema,  ...
Toshio Moritani, Sven Ekholm, Per-Lennart A. Westesson, 2009
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Brain Warping
c,>'. L. 0 20 40 60 80 genu-splenium transect FIGURE 13 Group means and profile of mean differences, Figure 12. The drop-off of the means at the left and right owes to the location of landmarks midway along the edge-gradients they straddle.
Arthur W. Toga, 1998
8
Selected Papers on Language and the Brain
Many facts can be marshalled to show the importance of the lesion of the splenium which acts to disconnect the right visual region from the angular gyrus. Foix and Hillemand (1925) pointed out that one patient who at post-mortem had an ...
N. Geschwind, 1974
9
Ultrasound and the Fetal Brain
1 , rostrum: 2, genu; "A. txxly; 4, splenium; 5. third ventricle; 6, massa intermedia; 7, fornix; 8, cin^ulate gyrus. Published with permission. Comstock, CH. (1992i. Fenuile Patient, 17, 40 possibility of shoulder dystocia, due to incomplete dilatation ...
F.A. Chervenak, A. Kurjak, 1995
10
MR Imaging in White Matter Diseases of the Brain and Spinal Cord
(2000) performed a controlled DTI study of the genu and splenium of the corpus callosum and the centrum semiovale of 15 detoxified chronic patients with alcohol addiction, measuring the correlation between white matter microstructure  ...
Massimo Filippi, Nicola de Stefano, Vincent Dousset, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPLENIUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term splenium is used in the context of the following news items.
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Study links white matter damage, Alzheimer's
EOAD patients had specific damage to the genu and splenium of the corpus callosum and parahippocampal tract bilaterally. All AD patients, particularly the ... «Nurse.com, Jul 15»
2
Truncating mutation in intracellular phospholipase A 1 gene …
The MRI for one of the young sisters (IV-7), showed hypoplastic corpus callosum with possible agenesis of the splenium. We genotyped ten available samples ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jun 15»
3
Autol abrió ayer sus fiestas por San Blas con el lanzamiento del …
Por la tarde habrá actuación del grupo 'Splenium', un nuevo encierro, actividades infantiles y una actuación de variedades en la carpa municipal, donde los ... «La Rioja, Feb 15»
4
High School Football Players Show Brain Changes after One Season
However, the heavy-hitter group showed statistically significant areas of decreased FA post-season in specific areas of the brain, including the splenium of the ... «PR Newswire, Nov 14»
5
MRI shows brain abnormalities in late preterm infants
(b) corpus callosum (CC), anteroposterior distance (AP), genu, midbody (MB), splenium (SP) measurements. Credit: Radiological Society of North America. «Medical Xpress, Jun 14»
6
Intracranial Imaging of Uncommon Diseases Is More Frequently …
Five uncommon conditions with important intracranial imaging manifestations were selected for review: Susac syndrome, transient lesion of the splenium of the ... «AJNR, Jan 14»
7
Shedding new light on learning disorders
The splenium is part of the corpus callosum, a thick band of fibers in the brain that connects the left and right hemispheres and facilitates communication ... «MSUToday, Nov 13»
8
Brain Imaging Helps Distinguish Two Similar Learning Disorders
The research team used MRI scans of the participants' brains to find that the children with NVLD had smaller spleniums than children diagnosed with other ... «RedOrbit, Nov 13»
9
Study Finds Differences in Brains of Children With Nonverbal …
Using MRI scans of the participants' brains, the researchers found that the children diagnosed with NVLD had smaller spleniums than children with other ... «Scicasts, Nov 13»
10
Is size of the corpus callosum a screening index for …
Corpus callosum thickness (including the genu, body, and splenium) can be measured through the anterior fontanelle on the standard mid-sagittal plane. «Phys.Org, Oct 13»

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