Definition of spleen

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Spleen (n.) A peculiar glandlike but ductless organ found near the stomach or intestine of most vertebrates and connected with the vascular system; the milt. Its exact function in not known.

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Leucocythemia :: Leucocythemia (n.) A disease in which the white corpuscles of the blood are largely increased in number, and there is enlargement of the spleen, or the lymphatic glands; leuchaemia..
Spleenful :: Spleened (a.) Angered; annoyed.
Spleen :: Spleen (n.) Anger; latent spite; ill humor; malice; as, to vent one's spleen..
Splent :: Splenotomy (n.) An incision into the spleen; removal of the spleen by incision.
Lienal :: Lienal (a.) Of or pertaining to the spleen; splenic.
Splenotomy :: Splenotomy (n.) Dissection or anatomy of the spleen.
Splenetic :: Splenetic (a.) Affected with spleen; malicious; spiteful; peevish; fretful.
Lardacein :: Lardacein (n.) A peculiar amyloid substance, colored blue by iodine and sulphuric acid, occurring mainly as an abnormal infiltration into the spleen, liver, etc..
Splenitis :: Splenish (a.) Spleenish.
Spleenish :: Spleenful (a.) Displaying, or affected with, spleen; angry; fretful; melancholy..
Spleenwort :: Spleenless (a.) Having no spleen; hence, kind; gentle; mild..
Splenology :: Splenoid (a.) Resembling the spleen; spleenlike.
Spleened :: Spleen (v. t.) To dislke.
Anthrax :: Anthrax (n.) An infectious disease of cattle and sheep. It is ascribed to the presence of a rod-shaped bacterium (Bacillus anthracis), the spores of which constitute the contagious matter. It may be transmitted to man by inoculation. The spleen becomes greatly enlarged and filled with bacteria. Called also splenic fever..
Leucin :: Leucin (n.) A white, crystalline, nitrogenous substance formed in the decomposition of albuminous matter by pancreatic digestion, by the action of boiling dilute sulphuric acid, and by putrefaction. It is also found as a constituent of various tissues and organs, as the spleen, pancreas, etc., and likewise in the vegetable kingdom. Chemically it is to be considered as amido-caproic acid..
Spleen :: Spleen (n.) A sudden motion or action; a fit; a freak; a whim.
Spleeny :: Spleenwort (n.) Any fern of the genus Asplenium, some species of which were anciently used as remedies for disorders of the spleen..
Milt :: Milt (n.) The spleen.
Lieno-intestinal :: Lieno-intestinal (a.) Of or pertaining to the spleen and intestine; as, the lieno-intestinal vein of the frog..
Splenical :: Splenic (a.) Of or pertaining to the spleen; lienal; as, the splenic vein..
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