see|Spleen
English
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Etymology
From the OF. term|esplen|langfro, < L. term|splen|spl�n|langla, < AGr. term|scpolytonic|��λήν|trspl�n||milt|laggrc (Cognate with Russian term|�елез�нка|langru).
Pronunciation
enPR|spl�n, IPA|/spli�n/, SAMPA|/spli:n/
:rhymes|i�n
Noun
en-noun
- context|anatomy|immunology In vertebrates, including humans, a ductless vascular gland, located in the left upper abdomen near the stomach, which destroys old red blood cells, removes debris from the bloodstream, acts as a reservoir of blood, and produces lymphocytes.
- context|archaic|except in the set phrase ''"to vent#Verb|vent one�s spleen" A bad mood; spitefulness.
Derived terms
top2
spleenful
spleeny
splenectomy
mid2
splenetic
splenic
vent one's spleen
Translations
trans-top|organ
Czech: t+|cs|slezina|f
Danish: milt, splen g|Danish
Dutch: t-|nl|milt|m
Esperanto: t|eo|lieno|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: t+|fi|perna
French: t+|fr|rate|f
German: t+|de|Milz|f
Hebrew: t-|he|����|trtkhol|scHebr
Italian: t+|it|milza|f
Japanese: �� (���, hiz�)
trans-mid
Korean: �� (jira)
Norwegian: t-|no|milt|m
Persian: t|fa|Ø·ØاÙ�|scFAchar|xsPersian
Polish: �ledziona f
Portuguese: t+|pt|baço|m
Russian: t+|ru|�елез�нка|f|trselezjónka|scCyrl
Slovene: t+|sl|vranica|f
Spanish: t+|es|bazo|m
Swahili: wengu (noun 5/6)
Swedish: mjälte c
trans-bottom
trans-top|mood
Czech: splÃn m
trans-mid
trans-bottom
Derived terms
splenectomy
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