The posterior end of the corpus callosum is the thickest part, and is termed the splenium (Greek splenion = a bandage). 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, t...
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surgical bandage
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• (n.) The thickened posterior border of the corpus callosum; -- so called in allusion to its shape.
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(sple´ne-um) a compress or bandage. a bandlike structure. splenium corporis callosi the posterior, rounded end of the corpus callosum.
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Sple'ni·um noun [ Latin , a plaster, a patch, from Greek ............ a bandage, compress.]
(Anat.) The thickened posterior border of the corpus callosum; -- so called in allusion to its shape.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: splē′nē-ŭm, -ă Definitions: 1. A compress or bandage. 2. A structure resembling a bandaged part.
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Greek splenion = a bandage. The splenium of corpus callosum resembles a partly rolled bandage.
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