splenic

[ splee-nik, splen-ik ]

/ ˈspli nɪk, ˈsplɛn ɪk /

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adjective

of, pertaining to, connected with, or affecting the spleen: splenic nerves.

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Origin of splenic

1610–20; <Latin splēnicus<Greek splēnikós.See splen-, -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM splenic

post·splen·ic, adjective

Words nearby splenic

splendor, splendour, splenectomy, splenectopia, splenetic, splenic, splenic anemia, splenic artery, splenic flexure, splenic lymph follicle, splenic pulp

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How to use splenic in a sentence

Pasteur began the examination of splenic fever by securing some of the blood from an animal dying from it.
Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 of 8|Various
Pasteur hastened to apply his discovery of the attenuation of the virus of chicken cholera to the virus of splenic fever.
Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 of 8|Various
In spite of the splenic tumour we have to deal then with a pure lymphatic leukæmia.
Histology of the Blood|Paul Ehrlich
It results from dysenteric perforation of the bowel, from rupture of a splenic abscess, or from rupture of the spleen itself.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various

Koch was not the discoverer of the parasite of splenic fever.
Louis Pasteur|Ren Vallery-Radot

British Dictionary definitions for splenic

splenic

/ (ˈsplɛnɪk, ˈspliː-) /

adjective

of, relating to, or in the spleen

having a disease or disorder of the spleen

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Medical definitions for splenic

splenic

[ splĕn′ĭk ]

adj.

Of, in, near, or relating to the spleen.