- spleenIn vertebrates, including humans, a ductless vascular gland, located in the upper left abdomen near the stomach, which destroys old red blood cells, removes debris from the bloodstream, acts as a reservoir of blood, and produces lymphocytes.
- splenectomyThe surgical removal of the spleen.
- splenalgiaPain in the region of the spleen.
- splenizationA morbid state of the lung produced by inflammation, in which its tissue resembles that of the spleen.
- spleno-spleen
- splenocleisisClosure of the spleen, surgical procedure that induces the formation of fibrous tissue on the surface of the spleen to create a closure.
- splenoidOf, related to, or resembling the spleen.
- splenotoxinAny substance that is toxic to the spleen.