Definition of spleen

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Spleen (n.) Anger; latent spite; ill humor; malice; as, to vent one's spleen..

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Spleeny :: Spleenwort (n.) Any fern of the genus Asplenium, some species of which were anciently used as remedies for disorders of the spleen..
Splenoid :: Splenography (n.) A description of the spleen.
Oncometer :: Oncometer (n.) An instrument for measuring the variations in size of the internal organs of the body, as the kidney, spleen, etc..
Lieno-intestinal :: Lieno-intestinal (a.) Of or pertaining to the spleen and intestine; as, the lieno-intestinal vein of the frog..
Spleened :: Spleened (a.) Deprived of the spleen.
Spleeny :: Spleeny (a.) Irritable; peevish; fretful.
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..
Spleen :: Spleen (n.) A fit of immoderate laughter or merriment.
Splenology :: Splenoid (a.) Resembling the spleen; spleenlike.
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.
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..
Spleenless :: Spleenish (a.) Spleeny; affected with spleen; fretful.
Antisplenetic :: Antisplenetic (a.) Good as a remedy against disease of the spleen.
Splenotomy :: Splenotomy (n.) Dissection or anatomy of the spleen.
Haemapoietic :: Haemapoietic (a.) Bloodforming; as, the haemapoietic function of the spleen..
Splenotomy :: Splenology (n.) The branch of science which treats of the spleen.
Spleen :: Spleen (n.) A sudden motion or action; a fit; a freak; a whim.
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.) Anger; latent spite; ill humor; malice; as, to vent one's spleen..
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