Word Study
splenic
CIDE DICTIONARY
splenic, a. [L. splenicus, Gr. splhniko`s; cf. F. splénique.].
Of or pertaining to the spleen; lienal; as, the splenic vein. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
splenic, adj. of or in the spleen.
Idiom
splenic fever anthrax.
Derivative
splenoid adj.
Etymology
F spl{eacute}nique or L splenicus f. Gk splenikos (as SPLEEN)
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