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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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..
Splenography :: Splenocele (n.) Hernia formed by the spleen.
Spleenless :: Spleenish (a.) Spleeny; affected with spleen; fretful.
Antisplenetic :: Antisplenetic (a.) Good as a remedy against disease of the spleen.
Unspleened :: Unspleened (a.) Deprived of a spleen.
Splenotomy :: Splenotomy (n.) Dissection or anatomy of the spleen.
Splenology :: Splenoid (a.) Resembling the spleen; spleenlike.
Spleen :: Spleen (n.) A fit of immoderate laughter or merriment.
Splenical :: Splenic (a.) Of or pertaining to the spleen; lienal; as, the splenic vein..
Splent :: Splenotomy (n.) An incision into the spleen; removal of the spleen by incision.
Spleeny :: Spleeny (a.) Irritable; peevish; fretful.
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..
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..
Spleenful :: Spleened (a.) Angered; annoyed.
Spleenish :: Spleenful (a.) Displaying, or affected with, spleen; angry; fretful; melancholy..
Lieno-intestinal :: Lieno-intestinal (a.) Of or pertaining to the spleen and intestine; as, the lieno-intestinal vein of the frog..
Lienal :: Lienal (a.) Of or pertaining to the spleen; splenic.
Spleen :: Spleen (n.) Anger; latent spite; ill humor; malice; as, to vent one's spleen..
Splenetical :: Splenetic (n.) A person affected with spleen.
Splenotomy :: Splenology (n.) The branch of science which treats of the spleen.
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