English
Alternative spellings
splenike (17th century)
splenick (17th � 18th centuries)
splenic (18th century � present)

Adjective
splenic

1. Of, related to, or located near the spleen

#*1619: w:Samuel Purchas|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.
Derived terms
splenic artery
splenic fever
splenic flexure
splenic plexus
splenic pulp
splenic sinus
splenic vein
splenic vessel
Category:English adjectives
Category:Anatomy
Category:Medicine
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