Definition of spleen

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Spleen (n.) Melancholy; hypochondriacal affections.

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Splenetical :: Splenetic (n.) A person affected with spleen.
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..
Splenical :: Splenic (a.) Of or pertaining to the spleen; lienal; as, the splenic vein..
Spleenful :: Spleened (a.) Angered; annoyed.
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..
Spleen :: Spleen (n.) A fit of immoderate laughter or merriment.
Spleened :: Spleened (a.) Deprived of the spleen.
Antisplenetic :: Antisplenetic (a.) Good as a remedy against disease of the spleen.
Tyrosin :: Tyrosin (n.) A white crystalline nitrogenous substance present in small amount in the pancreas and spleen, and formed in large quantity from the decomposition of proteid matter by various means, -- as by pancreatic digestion, by putrefaction as of cheese, by the action of boiling acids, etc. Chemically, it consists of oxyphenol and amidopropionic acid, and by decomposition yields oxybenzoic acid, or some other benzol derivative..
Haemapoietic :: Haemapoietic (a.) Bloodforming; as, the haemapoietic function of the spleen..
Spleen :: 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.
Spleenish :: Spleenful (a.) Displaying, or affected with, spleen; angry; fretful; melancholy..
Spleeny :: Spleenwort (n.) Any fern of the genus Asplenium, some species of which were anciently used as remedies for disorders of the spleen..
Lieno-intestinal :: Lieno-intestinal (a.) Of or pertaining to the spleen and intestine; as, the lieno-intestinal vein of the frog..
Gastrosplenic :: Gastrosplenic (n.) Pertaining to the stomach and spleen; as, the gastrosplenic ligament..
Splenculi :: Splenalgia (n.) Pain over the region of the spleen.
Splenoid :: Splenography (n.) A description of the spleen.
Lienal :: Lienal (a.) Of or pertaining to the spleen; splenic.
Spleget :: Spleeny (a.) Affected with nervous complaints; melancholy.
Unspleened :: Unspleened (a.) Deprived of a spleen.
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