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splen·ic
/
ˈspli
nɪk, ˈsplɛn
ɪk
/
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[
splee
-nik,
splen
-ik
]
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adjective
of, pertaining to, connected with, or affecting the
spleen
:
splenic nerves.
Origin:
1610–20;
<
Latin
splēnicus
<
Greek
splēnikós.
See
splen-
,
-ic
Related forms
post·splen·ic,
adjective
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World English Dictionary
splenic
(ˈsplɛnɪk, ˈspliː-)
—
adj
1.
of, relating to, or in the spleen
2.
having a disease or disorder of the spleen
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Medical Dictionary
splenic
splen·ic (splěn'ĭk)
adj.
Of, in, near, or relating to the spleen.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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