- splenoid
- Resembling the spleen. SYN: spleniform. [spleno- + G. eidos, resemblance]
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sple·noid (spleґnoid) [spleno- + -oid] resembling the spleen.
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Splenoid — Sple noid, a.[Gr. splh n spleen + oid.] (Anat.) Resembling the spleen; spleenlike. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
splenoid — ˈsplēˌnȯid adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary splen + oid : resembling a spleen * * * ˈsplenoid, a. rare 0. [f. L. splēn spleen n.] ‘Spleen like; having the appearance of the spleen.’ in Imperial Dict … Useful english dictionary
splenoid — sple·noid … English syllables
Tumor — (lat.), Geschwulst. T. adipōsus, so v.w. Lipom. T. albus, Gliedschwamm. T. aquōsus, so v.w. Ödem. T. arthritĭcus, so v.w. Gichtknoten. T. capsulāris (T. cystĭcus, T. saccātus, T. tunicātus), Balggeschwulst. T, erectĭlis, so v.w. Angiektasie.… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
spleniform — SYN: splenoid. * * * splen·i·form (splenґĭ form) resembling the spleen … Medical dictionary
splenic — adj. of or in the spleen. Phrases and idioms: splenic fever anthrax. Derivatives: splenoid adj. Etymology: F spleacutenique or L splenicus f. Gk splenikos (as SPLEEN) … Useful english dictionary
