splenic

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Etymology

From Latin splēnicus, from Ancient Greek σπληνικός (splēnikós, of the spleen).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈspliːnɪk/, /ˈsplɛnɪk/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈsplinɪk/, /ˈsplɛnɪk/
  • Rhymes: -iːnɪk, -ɛnɪk

Adjective

splenic (comparative more splenic, superlative most splenic)

  1. Of, related to, or located near the spleen.
    • 1619, Samuel Purchas, Purchas His Pilgrim: Microcosmus, Or the Historie of Man:
      The Liuer by the splenike branch, transferreth them to the Serjeant of the scullery the Splene.

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French splénique.

Adjective

splenic m or n (feminine singular splenică, masculine plural splenici, feminine and neuter plural splenice)

  1. splenic

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