The Spleen

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• Malpighian corpuscles of the spleen — Malpighian Mal*pi ghi*an, a. (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Marcello Malpighi, an Italian anatomist of the 17th century. [1913 Webster] {Malpighian capsules} or {Malpighian corpuscles} (Anatomy), the globular dilatations, containing …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Spleen — Spleen, n. [L. splen, Gr. ???? the milt or spleen, affection of the spleen; cf. L. lien, plihan, pl[=i]han.] 1. (Anat.) A peculiar glandlike but ductless organ found near the stomach or intestine of most vertebrates and connected with the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Spleen (disambiguation) — The spleen is an organ located in the abdomen of the human body.Spleen may also refer to:* Billy Bill E Spleen, a character from the novel series The Demonata * Spleen (Zang), a set of interrelated parts in traditional Chinese anatomy * Spleen… …   Wikipedia

• spleen´like´ — spleen «spleen», noun. 1. a ductless, glandlike organ at the left of the stomach in man, and near the stomach or intestine in other vertebrates. It stores blood and helps filter foreign substances from the blood. The spleen was once believed to… …   Useful english dictionary

• Spleen transplantation — is the transfer of spleen or spleen fragments from one individual to another. It is under research for induction of immunological tolerance for other transplanted organs. Success has been achieved in rodent models. Recently, evidence has been… …   Wikipedia

• spleen —    The large organ lying to the left of, below, and behind the stomach.    This organ is partially responsible for white blood cell formation (red blood cells in childhood), and it is lined with resident macrophages that help it filter the blood …   Herbal-medical glossary

• spleen — ► NOUN 1) an abdominal organ involved in the production and removal of blood cells and forming part of the immune system. 2) bad temper; spite. ORIGIN Greek spl n; sense 2 derives from the former belief that the spleen was the seat of bad temper …   English terms dictionary

• The Northern Lass — is a Caroline era stage play, a comedy by Richard Brome that premiered onstage in 1629 and was first printed in 1632. A popular hit with its audience, and one of his earliest successes, the play provided a foundation for Brome s career as a… …   Wikipedia

• Spleen — Infobox Anatomy Name = Spleen Latin = splen, lien GraySubject = 278 GrayPage = 1282 Caption = Spleen Caption2 = Laparoscopic view of a horse s spleen (the purple and grey mottled organ) Precursor = Mesenchyme of dorsal mesogastrium System =… …   Wikipedia

• spleen — spleenish, adj. /spleen/, n. 1. 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… …   Universalium