spleen – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
spleen
n.
organ which is located near the stomach and which filters and stores blood and produces white blood cells and destroys old red blood cells; bad temper, peevishness, spite; melancholy (Archaic)
Spleen
The
spleen (from
Greek —
splḗn) is an
organ found in virtually all
vertebrates. Similar in structure to a large
lymph node, it acts primarily as a blood filter.
spleen
Noun
1. a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses
(synonym) lien
(hypernym) lymphatic tissue, lymphoid tissue
(part-holonym) lymphatic system, systema lymphaticum
(part-meronym) lienal artery, splenic artery, arteria lienalis
2. a feeling of resentful anger
(synonym) irascibility, short temper, quick temper
(hypernym) bad temper, ill temper
Spleen (der)
nm.
eccentricity, oddity, strangeness, strange behavior, irregular way of acting, weird behavior
spleen
nm.
spleen
