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Meaning
Noun
●
In 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.
●
A
bad
mood
; spitefulness.
●
A
sudden
motion
or
action
; a
fit
; a
freak
; a whim.
●
Melancholy;
hypochondriacal
affections.
●
A
fit
of
immoderate
laughter
or merriment.
Verb
●
To dislike.
●
To
annoy
or irritate.
●
To
complain
; to
rail
; to
vent
one's
spleen.
●
To
remove
the
spleen
, or,
by extension
, to gore.
●
To
excise
or remove.
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Origin
spleen
English
esplen
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
splen
Latin
σπλήν
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Milt
Lien
Anger
Whim
Choler
Ill Humor
Bad Humour
Related
Liver
Pancreas
Bladder
Kidney
Intestine
Aorta
Lung
Stomach
Intestines
Gallbladder
Kidneys
Trachea
Bowel
Uterus
Colon
Tumor
Abdomen
Esophagus
Thymus
Thyroid
Tissue
Gut
Lungs
Gland
Appendix
Prostate
Oesophagus
Skin
Marrow
Ovaries
Tonsils
Testis
Tissues
Placenta
Inflammation
Brain
Testes
Bile
Tumour
Mucosa
Testicular
Bone Marrow
Gall Bladder
Lymph Nodes
Tricuspid Valve
Parotid Gland
Thoracic Cavity
Digestive Tract
Saliva Gland
Frontal Sinus
Spinal Cord
Large Intestine
Ascending Colon
Maxillary Sinus
Lymphatic System
Thyroid Gland
Blood Vessels
Adipose Tissue
Small Intestine
Gastrointestinal Tract
Common Bile Duct
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Rhymes
Gene
Keen
Dean
Peen
Mien
Mean
Seen
Teen
Zine
Been
Ween
Dene
Lean
Bean
Wean
Jean
Jean
Yeen
Green
Scene
Skeen
Bleen
Tween
Clean
Rhyne
Glean
Queen
Preen
Irene
Sheen
Spean
Sheen
Stean
Demean
Beseen
Marine
'Tween
Spleen
Ravine
Unseen
Tajine
Bemean
Careen
Dudeen
Eugene
Sphene
Screen
Serene
Poteen
Scalene
Quinine
Shebeen
Emesene
Canteen
Demesne
Stettin
Cuisine
Obscene
Terrene
Apamene
Sardine
Engreen
Umpteen
Unclean
Machine
Fifteen
Joaquin
Sixteen
Thirteen
Fourteen
Magazine
Gasoline
Crudzine
Nineteen
Pristine
Eighteen
Submarine
Intervene
Palmyrene
Seventeen
Spodumene
Damascene
Christine
Letterzine
Smithereen
Antiochene
Aquamarine
Ultramarine
Indoleamine
Chocolatine
Internecine
Red Bean
Enigma Machine
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