spleen
In vertebrates, including humans, a ductless vascular gland, located in the upper left…In vertebrates, including humans, a ductless vascular gland, located in the upper left abdomen near the stomach, which destroys old red blood cells, removes debris from the bloodstream, acts as a reservoir of blood, and produces lymphocytes.
» We had to remove your spleen.
Wir mussten Ihre Milz entfernen.
Нам пришлось удалить вашу селезёнку.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)In vertebrates, including humans, a ductless vascular gland, located in the upper left abdomen near the stomach, which destroys old red blood cells, removes debris from the bloodstream, acts as a reservoir of blood, and produces lymphocytes.
(countable, uncountable)A fit of immoderate laughter or merriment.
(archaic, countable, uncountable)A bad mood; spitefulness. Compare gall.
Groll, Trübsinn
хандра́xandrá, сплинsplin, уны́ниеunýnije
сумsum
(countable, obsolete, rare, uncountable)A sudden motion or action; a fit; a freak; a whim.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Melancholy; hypochondriacal affections.
- 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
- a feeling of resentful anger
Examples
6 sentencesWe had to remove your spleen.
ruНам пришлось удалить вашу селезёнку. — Wezel
deWir mussten Ihre Milz entfernen. — Esperantostern
The bookkeeper lost his spleen in a horrible car wreck.
It’s a way I have of driving off the spleen.
deSo vertreibe ich meinen Missmut. — Yorwba
This fellow is up to something. I can feel it in my spleen.
ruЭтот тип что-то задумывает. Я это нутром чую. — Wezel
deDieser Kerl hat etwas vor. Ich kann es in meiner Milz fühlen. — marcelostockle
Surgeons are using this technique to remove diseased gall bladders and spleens, to perform hysterectomies and to repair hernias and colons.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English splene, splen, from Anglo-Norman espleen and Old French esplein, espleFrom 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.
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Forms
plural: spleensSynonyms
6 synonyms- 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:lien-n
- a feeling of resentful anger:irascibilityshort temperquick temper
Word family
20 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable