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spleen

UK/spliːn/ US/ˈsplin/ fairly common

noun

1.

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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Origin

From Middle English splene, splen, from Anglo-Norman espleen and Old French esplein, esplen, from Latin splēn (“milt”), from Ancient Greek σπλήν (splḗn, “the spleen”). Doublet of lien. Partially displaced the native English term milt.

Phrases

  • accessory spleen
  • sago spleen
  • spleen stone
  • sugar-coated spleen
  • vent one's spleen
  • wandering spleen
  • waxy spleen

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