Spleen

Word SPLEEN
Character 6
Hyphenation spleen
Pronunciations /spliːn/

Definitions and meanings of "Spleen"

What do we mean by spleen?

A large, highly vascular lymphoid organ, lying in the human body to the left of the stomach below the diaphragm, serving to store blood, disintegrate old blood cells, filter foreign substances from the blood, and produce lymphocytes. noun

A homologous organ or tissue in other vertebrates. noun

This organ conceived as the seat of emotions or passions. noun

Ill temper. noun

Melancholy. noun

A whim; a caprice. noun

To deprive of the spleen; extirpate the spleen of.

To anger; annoy.

To dislike; hate.

To have a loathing; become disgusted.

A non-glandular, highly vascular organ which is situated in the abdomen, on the left side, in connection with the digestive organs, and in which the blood undergoes certain modifications in respect of its corpuscles. noun

Ill humor; melancholy; low spirits. noun

Bad temper; anger; ill-will; malice; latent spite; grudge: as, to vent one's spleen; a fit of the spleen. noun

A sudden impulse, fancy, or caprice; a whim. noun

Mood; disposition. noun

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. noun

Anger; latent spite; ill humor; malice. noun

A fit of anger; choler. noun

A sudden motion or action; a fit; a freak; a whim. noun

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.

(except in the set phrase "to vent one's spleen") 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.

The internal organ that is invariably complained about when someone is comedically getting the shit beat out of them. Urban Dictionary

An internal organ of the human body on the left side. It's job is to destroy old red blood cells. Urban Dictionary

An internal organ most widely known for "cleaning shit and stuff". Urban Dictionary

1)When one has nothing to say except complain about something - the spleen. 2)When something hurts. 3)A word that can be used when referring to almost anythung. Like that of meh. Urban Dictionary

Where something spleens over the ground, similar to the action of a water balloon hitting and bursting on a surface Urban Dictionary

Another word for spliff in limited use in the East Midlands, UK. Urban Dictionary

A boy who has no spleen, therefore making him quite slow and german. He also likes to tamper in the gay society, whilst driving a metallic gold mini cooper picking up homo's on the streets. He has three friends, two irish and one polish. He walks like a toddler Urban Dictionary

The internal organ that u will die if you rupture. therefore concerned occupational health doctors are very stupid towards thee ass-fore-mentioned air-ia Urban Dictionary

A term originating from Jamaica that shows understanding....that one has "seen" what you just said. Or is just as often used as a question (instead of "know what I'm saying?" or "know what I mean?") "Smoke this sensi and you'll get lifted--no joke, ..don't check it with no lightweight stuff --seen?" "true, true -- yeah man --seen." Urban Dictionary

A cat on every drug and has every Disease and slave to graystillplays Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Spleen

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The word "spleen" in example sentences

After we had fed, we drew ourselves back to our boats upon the river, and there came to us all the lords of the country, with all such kind of victual as the place yielded, and with their delicate wine of pinas, and with abundance of hens and other provisions, and of those stones which we call spleen-stones. ❋ Unknown (1909)

When the spleen is large, your physician may prescribe a spleen guard to be worn during gym or during certain activities to protect the spleen from injury. ❋ Unknown (2010)

You know it's a good post when a humming birds spleen is used as a frame of reference though I do believe the aforementioned bases/rings are way heavier than a gnats ass! ❋ Unknown (2008)

The full review is only available online to subscribers, but you can get a sense of his level of spleen from the opening paragraphs. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The liver is long and simple; the spleen is short and round: as is the case in both respects with the saurians. ❋ Unknown (2002)

The spleen is anatomically well adapted for use in these experiments, and the replantation of this organ can be taken as characteristic of this kind of operation. ❋ Unknown (1967)

The feelings manifested by Michal were only an ebullition of spleen from a proud and passionate woman. ❋ Unknown (1871)

As I approached the forbidding edifice that is Tony Conigliaro Consolidated Elementary School, my heart sank from its perch just above the ruffled v-neck of my blouse to a point slightly below my spleen, which is a vascular, ductless organ whose principal functions are the storage of blood and production of lymphocytes. ❋ Con Chapman (2011)

As I approached the forbidding edifice that is Tony Conigliaro Consolidated Elementary School, my heart sank from its perch just above the ruffled v-neck of my blouse to a point slightly below my spleen, which is a vascular, ductless organ whose principal functions are the storage of blood and production of lymphocytes. ❋ Unknown (2010)

On top of constantly eating anything that I craved, I could not exercise due to fatigue and the risk of rupturing my spleen, which is a concern during and after having mono. ❋ Jack Canfield (2010)

Place the moving palm over the spleen, which is the major Earth organ. ❋ Dr. Zhi Gang Sha (2009)

The spleen is a major part of an overall healthy immune system function. ❋ Unknown (2007)

But the spleen is the pivot around which the mind, body, and spirit rotate. ❋ Randine Lewis (2007)

Update: In what can charitably be described as a spleen-venting, Pirillo accepts reality and reinstates full feed: I love how everybody whines when they don't get their way... . ❋ Unknown (2005)

The spleen and lymph nodes react as a component of the immune system—in other words, the spleen is almost always involved in any blood disease. ❋ Patricia Cornwell (1991)

"[Oh God], my spleen! It [hurts]! It hurts!" "My spleen has [ruptured]!" ❋ Morathor (2004)

My spleen is destroying all those [old red] [blood] [cells], RIGHT NOW. ❋ Elissanozit (2009)

"[Every] [kitty] [needs] their spleen." ❋ LovesSomeKitty (2009)

1)*[groan]* ooowwww.........my spleen! 2)My spleen [hurts], well something hurts,...it must be my spleen. 3)person1: [whats her name] again? person2: ah, spleen! ❋ G-UNIT (2005)

You trip, you [wurzle] [in the air], and you spleen all over [the ground] ❋ BenKenTheBest (2003)

"Can I [av] next [uns] on that spleen [yof]" ❋ The Monk (2004)

[fariz] - "DAMN that spleen guy is so cute" [rhiannon] - "[Spleeny], buy me a drink?" Chris "HUUUUURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRHHHH" ❋ Iwantmoore (2008)

[MEG] GET OFF OF PETER OR YOU MIGHT [RUPTURE] HIS [SPLEEN]!!!!!!! AND IF YOU RUPTURE HIS SPLEEN HE WILL DIE. ❋ Slugworth (2005)

a term originating from Jamaica that shows understanding....that one has "spleen" what you just said. Or is just as often used as a question (instead of "[know what I'm saying]?" or "know what I mean?") "Smoke this [sensi] and you'll get lifted--no joke, ..don't check it with no lightweight stuff --seen?" [wha gwarn] blud, you seen ma tings dem "yeh man spleen spleen" "true, true -- yeah man --spleen." ❋ SPLIFF SMOKER (2005)

Who’s a good [kitty] [spleens] ([Demonic] Noises) Oh ❋ Spleens (2020)

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