spleen
English Thesaurus
1. 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 (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | lymphatic tissue, lymphoid tissue, |
| definition | : | tissue making up the lymphatic system (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | arteria lienalis, lienal artery, splenic artery, |
| definition | : | an artery that originates from the celiac trunk and supplies blood to the spleen (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | splenic vein, vena lienalis, |
| definition | : | a vein formed by several small veins on the surface of the spleen; joins the superior mesenteric to form the portal vein (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | lymphatic system, systema lymphaticum, |
| definition | : | the interconnected system of spaces and vessels between body tissues and organs by which lymph circulates throughout the body (noun.body) |
2. a feeling of resentful anger (noun.feeling)
| hypernym | : | bad temper, ill temper, |
| definition | : | a persisting angry mood (noun.feeling) |
3. 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 (noun.body)
4. a feeling of resentful anger (noun.feeling)
| derivation | : | choleric, hot-tempered, hotheaded, irascible, quick-tempered, short-tempered, |
| definition | : | quickly aroused to anger (adj.all) |
5. 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 (noun.body)
6. a feeling of resentful anger (noun.feeling)
| derivation | : | choleric, hot-tempered, hotheaded, irascible, quick-tempered, short-tempered, |
| definition | : | quickly aroused to anger (adj.all) |
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