Definitions for Spleen
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. spleen, liennoun

   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

2. irascibility, short temper, spleen, quick tempernoun

   a feeling of resentful anger

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. spleennoun

   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.

2. spleennoun

   A bad mood; spitefulness.

3. Etymology: From esplen, from splen, from.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SPLEENnoun

   Etymology: splen, Latin.

   1. The milt; one of the viscera, of which the use is scarcely known. It is supposed the seat of anger and melancholy.

   If the wound be on the left hypochondrium, under the short ribs, you may conclude the spleen wounded. Richard Wiseman.

   2. Anger; spite; ill-humour.

   If she must teem,
   Create her child of spleen, that it may live
   And be a thwart disnatur’d torment to her. William Shakespeare.

   Charge not in your spleen a noble person,
   And spoil your nobler soul. William Shakespeare.

   Kind pity checks my spleen; brave scorn forbids
   Those tears to issue, which swell my eye-lids. John Donne.

   All envy’d; but the Thestyan brethren show’d
   The least respect; and thus they vent their spleen aloud:
   Lay down those honour’d spoils. Dryden.

   In noble minds some dregs remain,
   Not yet purg’d off, of spleen and sour disdain. Alexander Pope.

   3. A fit of anger.

   Brief as the lightning in the collied night,
   That, in a spleen, unfolds both heav’n and earth;
   And, ere a man hath power to say, behold!
   The jaws of darkness do devour it up. William Shakespeare.

   4. Melancholy; hypochondriacal vapours.

   Spleen, vapours, and small-pox above them all. Alexander Pope.

   Bodies chang’d to recent forms by spleen. Alexander Pope.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Spleen

   The spleen is an organ found in almost all vertebrates. Similar in structure to a large lymph node, it acts primarily as a blood filter. The word spleen comes from Ancient Greek σπλήν (splḗn).The spleen plays very important roles in regard to red blood cells (erythrocytes) and the immune system. It removes old red blood cells and holds a reserve of blood, which can be valuable in case of hemorrhagic shock, and also recycles iron. As a part of the mononuclear phagocyte system, it metabolizes hemoglobin removed from senescent red blood cells. The globin portion of hemoglobin is degraded to its constitutive amino acids, and the heme portion is metabolized to bilirubin, which is removed in the liver.The spleen houses antibody-producing lymphocytes in its white pulp and monocytes which remove antibody-coated bacteria and antibody-coated blood cells by way of blood and lymph node circulation. These monocytes, upon moving to injured tissue (such as the heart after myocardial infarction), turn into dendritic cells and macrophages while promoting tissue healing. The spleen is a center of activity of the mononuclear phagocyte system and is analogous to a large lymph node, as its absence causes a predisposition to certain infections.In humans, the spleen is purple in color and is in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen.

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1. spleen

   The spleen is a small organ located on the left side of the abdomen, under the rib cage, which is part of the body's lymphatic system. It plays multiple supporting roles in the body. It helps to filter and store blood, aid in immune response, and remove old and damaged red blood cells. If damaged, the spleen may need to be removed. The body can function normally without a spleen, but additional precautions must be taken to prevent infection.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Spleennoun

   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

2. Spleennoun

   anger; latent spite; ill humor; malice; as, to vent one's spleen

3. Spleennoun

   a fit of anger; choler

4. Spleennoun

   a sudden motion or action; a fit; a freak; a whim

5. Spleennoun

   melancholy; hypochondriacal affections

6. Spleennoun

   a fit of immoderate laughter or merriment

7. Spleenverb

   to dislke

8. Etymology: [L. splen, Gr. the milt or spleen, affection of the spleen; cf. L. lien, plihan, plhan.]

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1. Spleen

   The spleen is an organ found in virtually all vertebrate animals. Similar in structure to a large lymph node, it acts primarily as a blood filter. Thus, life is possible after the spleen is removed. The spleen plays important roles in regard to red blood cells and the immune system. It removes old red blood cells and holds a reserve of blood in case of hemorrhagic shock and also recycles iron. As a part of the mononuclear phagocyte system, it metabolizes hemoglobin removed from senescent erythrocytes. The globin portion of hemoglobin is degraded to its constitutive amino acids, and the heme portion is metabolized to bilirubin, which is removed in the liver. The spleen synthesizes antibodies in its white pulp and removes antibody-coated bacteria and antibody-coated blood cells by way of blood and lymph node circulation. A study published in 2009 using mice found that the spleen contains in its reserve half of the body's monocytes within the red pulp. These monocytes, upon moving to injured tissue, turn into dendritic cells and macrophages while promoting tissue healing. The spleen is a center of activity of the reticuloendothelial system and can be considered analogous to a large lymph node, as its absence causes a predisposition to certain infections.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Spleen

   splēn, 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). [L. splen—Gr. splēn.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. spleen

   A type of organ in the body of an animal or human being.

   The spleen has many functions within the body of a human being.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on July 28, 2020  

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Spleen in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Spleen in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Spleen in a Sentence

1. Kirstie Wilson:

   The cancer had returned and despite several clear check-up smear tests, it had spread to my liver and spleen. Doctors believe my cancer wasn’t spotted on my smears as it was so small.

2. Cameron Walker:

   And instead of having a stomach on the left, which is normal, Marie Bentley stomach was on the right, marie Bentley liver, which normally occurs predominantly on the right, was predominantly on the left. Marie Bentley spleen was on the right side instead of its normal occurrence on the left. And then the rest of Marie Bentley digestive tract, the ascending colon, was inverted as well.

3. Melissa Ilardo:

   The spleen is a weird one, i hadn't really heard much about the spleen. I know that you can live without a spleen, so it was kind of like,' What is the spleen even doing ?'.

4. John Friskey:

   He was in a car accident in Tennessee. He had a ruptured spleen and was in pain, he got medicine from the pill mills. I did n’t know they were pill mills. I did n’t even know he was getting medicine. He overdosed on it.

5. Danny Davis:

   The biggest thing they are worried about right now are the pressure spikes in her brain, they removed her spleen and had part of her pancreas removed, but none of that should keep her from functioning normally.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Spleen
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Spleen
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Spleen
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spleen
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Spleen
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Spleen
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Spleen