ALL meanings of spleen
spleen
S s - noun spleen bodily organ 1
- noun spleen spite, bad temper 1
- noun spleen a highly vascular, glandular, ductless organ, situated in humans at the cardiac end of the stomach, serving chiefly in the formation of mature lymphocytes, in the destruction of worn-out red blood cells, and as a reservoir for blood. 1
- noun spleen Obsolete. this organ conceived of as the seat of spirit and courage or of such emotions as mirth, ill humor, melancholy, etc. 1
- noun spleen ill humor, peevish temper, or spite. 1
- noun spleen Archaic. melancholy. 1
- noun spleen Obsolete. caprice. 1
- countable noun spleen Your spleen is an organ near your stomach that controls the quality of your blood. 0
- uncountable noun spleen Spleen is great and bitter anger. 0
- noun spleen a spongy, highly vascular organ situated near the stomach in man. It forms lymphocytes, produces antibodies, aids in destroying worn-out red blood cells, and filters bacteria and foreign particles from the blood 0
- noun spleen the corresponding organ in other animals 0
- noun spleen spitefulness or ill humour; peevishness 0
- noun spleen the organ in the human body considered to be the seat of the emotions 0
- noun spleen whim; mood 0
- noun spleen a large, vascular, lymphatic organ in the upper left part of the abdominal cavity of vertebrates, near the stomach: it has various functions in modifying the structure of the blood, and was formerly regarded as the seat of certain emotions 0
- noun spleen malice; spite; bad temper 0
- noun spleen melancholy; low spirits 0
- noun spleen a whim or caprice 0