splenic

English

Alternative forms

• splenike (17th century), splenick (17th – 18th centuries).

Etymology

From Latin splēnicus, from Ancient Greek σπληνικός (splēnikós, “of the spleen”). By surface analysis, splen- +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈspliːnɪk/, /ˈsplɛnɪk/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈsplinɪk/, /ˈsplɛnɪk/
• Rhymes: -iːnɪk, -ɛnɪk

Adjective

splenic (comparative more splenic, superlative most splenic)

1. Of, related to, or located near the spleen.
   • 1619, Samuel Purchas, Purchas His Pilgrim: Microcosmus, Or the Historie of Man:

     The Liuer by the splenike branch, transferreth them to the Serjeant of the scullery the Splene.

Synonyms

• lienal
• lienic

Derived terms

• cardiosplenic
• endosplenic
• gastrosplenic
• hepatosplenic
• hyposplenic
• infrasplenic
• intrasplenic
• nephrosplenic
• pancreaticosplenic
• perisplenic
• phrenicosplenic
• postsplenic
• splenical
• splenic artery
• splenic fever
• splenic flexure
• splenic plexus
• splenic pulp
• splenic sinus
• splenic vein
• splenic vessel
• subsplenic

Related terms

• spleen
• spleno-
• splenosis

Translations

of, related to, or located near the spleen

• Catalan: esplènic
• French: splénique (fr)
• Russian: селезёночный (ru) (selezjónočnyj)
• Spanish: esplénico (es)

Anagrams

• pencils

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French splénique.

Adjective

splenic m or n (feminine singular splenică, masculine plural splenici, feminine/neuter plural splenice)

1. splenic

Declension

Declension of splenic

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	splenic		splenică	splenici	splenice
	definite	splenicul		splenica	splenicii	splenicele
genitive- dative	indefinite	splenic		splenice	splenici	splenice
	definite	splenicului		splenicei	splenicilor	splenicelor