Associations to the word «Spleen»
Noun
- Degeneration
- Skin
- Vein
- Chemotherapy
- Retina
- Brain
- Scan
- Humour
- Muscle
- Vomiting
- Pathology
- Groin
- Disease
- Appetite
- Headache
- Deficiency
- Complication
- Syphilis
- Portal
- Inflammation
- Fit
- Gut
- Diagnosis
- Arthritis
- Imaging
- Parasite
- Quadrant
- Carcinoma
- Syndrome
- Proliferation
- Secretion
- Malice
- Cns
- Patient
- Surgery
- Shrink
- Dysfunction
- Remove
- Torso
- Obstruction
- Resentment
- Plasma
- Venom
- Viability
- Cord
- Discomfort
- Retardation
- Anomaly
- Clot
- Membrane
- Pneumonia
- Gum
- Pigment
- Fuse
- Fluid
- Vertebrate
- Remedy
Adjective
Wiktionary
SPLEEN, noun. (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.
SPLEEN, noun. (archaic) (except in the set phrase "to vent one's spleen") A bad mood; spitefulness.
SPLEEN, noun. (obsolete) (rare) A sudden motion or action; a fit; a freak; a whim.
SPLEEN, noun. (obsolete) Melancholy; hypochondriacal affections.
SPLEEN, noun. A fit of immoderate laughter or merriment.
SPLEEN, verb. (obsolete) (transitive) To dislike.
Dictionary definition
SPLEEN, 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.
SPLEEN, noun. A feeling of resentful anger.
Wise words
Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable
fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those
symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated
by the inaudible language of the heart.