spleen
spleen
Definition
spleen (splēn)
noun
- a large, vascular, lymphatic organ in the upper left part of the abdominal cavity of vertebrates, near the stomach: it has various functions in modifying the structure of the blood, and was formerly regarded as the seat of certain emotions
- malice; spite; bad temper
- Archaic melancholy; low spirits
- Obsolete a whim or caprice
Etymology: ME splen < OFr esplen < L splen < Gr splēn, spleen < IE *sp(h)elĝh- > Sans plīhan, OSlav slězena, spleen
spleen
Synonyms
spleen
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- mouse: We previously demonstrated the selective presence of 5T2MM cells in bone marrow and spleen of diseased mice.
Converse of object
- vent: Whilst sat at my PC, Marble decided to vent spleen.
- remove: People who have had their spleen removed will need to take medication to increase their body's defense against infection.
- have: Toward the end she had an enlarged spleen, pains, fever, pains toward the shoulder.
- include: The accident as far as my memory can go back rendered the rider with various injuries including a ruptured spleen.
- contain: The Southwood Working Party had not thought that the risk justified labeling products containing spleen or brain, let alone banning them.
- use: In July 1988 Spillers stopped using bovine spleen in its products and replaced it with liver.
Adjective modifier
- ruptured: Key top execs a ruptured spleen buying a home.
- vented: Posted by BaronM on Wed 17 Sep, 2003 | Vented spleen ( 1 ) Comments Wow.
- enlarged: Toward the end she had an enlarged spleen, pains, fever, pains toward the shoulder.
- dysfunctional: Conclusion Infection in patients with an absent or dysfunctional spleen remains largely preventable.
- large: I never had a waistline in the past but it was even more pronounced by my very large spleen.
- own: Perhaps I should be asking, ' do you still own your own spleen?
Modifies a noun
- removal: A A small number of lupus patients undergo spleen removal.
- cell: These latter studies will require examination of spleen cells obtained from the mice at post-mortem.
- volume: Liver and spleen volume decreased and bone structure improved.
- size: However Dr. Kaplan lowers the dose as the children improve in their spleen size, blood counts and bones.
- tissue: This was significant in that infectivity of spleen tissue with BSE agent could be shown once the species barrier had been passed.
- function: Its bitterness is a tonic to liver and spleen function.
Noun used with modifier
- mouse: The plan was to fuse white cells taken from mouse spleen with the cancerous cells.
spleen Quotes
Kind pity chokes my spleen.
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