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spleen

spleen [ spleen ] (plural spleens)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. organ in abdomen: a ductless vascular organ in the left upper abdomen of humans and other vertebrates that helps to destroy old red blood cells, form lymphocytes, and store blood

2. bad temper: anger or bad temper

[13th century. Via Latin splen< Greek splēn]

spleen·ful adjective
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