Meanings
adjectivesplenic (comparative more splenic, superlative most splenic)
comparative more splenic · superlative most splenic · alternative splenike · alternative splenick
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Ancient Greekσπληνικός“of the spleen”
- Latinsplēnicus
- Englishsplenic
From Latin splēnicus, from Ancient Greek σπληνικός (splēnikós, “of the spleen”). By surface analysis, splen- + -ic.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan esplènic
- esplènicof, related to, or located near the spleen
French splénique
- spléniqueof, related to, or located near the spleen
Russian селезёночный
- селезёночный (selezjónočnyj)of, related to, or located near the spleen
Spanish esplénico
- esplénicoof, related to, or located near the spleen
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with splenic
scenicHelleniccryogenicpathogenichygieniccarcinogenicanthropogenicschizophrenicantigenicallergenichypoallergenicmutagenicphotogenicbiogeniclinolenichallucinogenicthermogeniconcogenicasthenicsthenicketogenicgenicgalenicfennec
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
splenic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splenic
MLA
“splenic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splenic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “splenic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splenic.
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