Splenium
Pronunciation : Sple"ni*um
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L., a plaster, a patch, from Gr. (Anat.)
Definition : Defn: The thickened posterior border of the corpus callosum; -- so called in allusion to its shape.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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