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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions spleen noun  (context, anatomy, immunology) 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. (context, archaic, except in the set phrase ''"to vent Verb, vent one"s spleen") A bad mood; spitefulness. Etymology: From the (term, esplen, lang=fro), < (term, splen, splÄn, lang=la), < Ancient Greek (term, sc=polytonic, , tr=splÄn, , milt, lag=grc) (Cognate with Russian (term, ÑÑ, lang=ru)).      Full Definition of spleen  Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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