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SPLENIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the spleen

Synonyms:

lienal; splenetic; splenic

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

spleen (a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses)

Derivation:

spleen (a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses)

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 Context examples: 

The work showed how the splenic slit determines the size and shape distributions of healthy red blood cells.

(How the spleen keeps blood healthy, NIH)

The researchers determined that cells deform significantly as they cross the narrow splenic slit.

(How the spleen keeps blood healthy, NIH)