Spleen

[spliːn] or [splin]

Definition

(noun.) a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses.

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Definition

(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.

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

(n.) A fit of anger; choler.

(n.) A sudden motion or action; a fit; a freak; a whim.

(n.) Melancholy; hypochondriacal affections.

(n.) A fit of immoderate laughter or merriment.

(v. t.) To dislke.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. (Anat.) Milt.[2]. Anger, spite, animosity, gall, rancor, pique, malevolence, malignity, grudge, hatred, malice, ill humor, ill blood, bad blood.[3]. Melancholy, despondency, hypochondria, dejection, depression, dumps, megrims, the dismals, the blues, blue devils.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Anger,[See VOCATION], annoyance, rancor, hypochondria, melancholy,irascibility, gall, vexation, ill-humor

ANT:Kindliness, benevolence, gratification, mirth, cheerfulness, geniality,high-spirits, gratulation, pacification

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Definition

n. a soft pulpy blood-modifying gland near the large extremity of the stomach supposed by the ancients to be the seat of anger and melancholy—hence spite: ill-humour: melancholy.—adj. Spleen′ful displaying spleen angry fretful.—adv. Spleen′fully.—adj. Spleen′ish affected with spleen fretful peevish.—adv. Spleen′ishly in a spleenish manner.—ns. Spleen′ishness the state of being spleenish; Spleen′-stone jade or nephrite; Spleen′wort any fern of the genus Asplenium.—adj. Spleen′y (Shak.) spleenish.—ns. Splēnal′gia pain in the region of the spleen; Splen′cule Splen′cūlus a supplementary spleen; Splēnec′tomist one who excises the spleen; Splēnec′tomy excision of the spleen; Splēnectō′pia displacement of the spleen; Splēn′etic a splenetic person.—adjs. Splēnet′ic -al affected with spleen: peevish: melancholy.—adv. Splēnet′ically.—adj. Splen′ic pertaining to the spleen.—n. Splēnisā′tion a diseased condition of the lung in which its tissue resembles that of the spleen in softness &c.—adj. Splēnit′ic.—n. Splēnī′tis inflammation of the spleen.—adj. Splen′itive full of spleen passionate irritable.—ns. Splen′ocele a splenic tumour; Splēnog′raphy the description of the spleen.—adjs. Splē′noid like the spleen; Splēnolog′ical.—ns. Splēnol′ogy knowledge about the spleen; Splēnop′athy disease of the spleen; Splēnot′omy splenological anatomy.—Splenic fever (see Anthrax).

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