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splenic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈspliːnɪk/
  • UK: /ˈsplɛnɪk/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˈsplinɪk/
  • US: /ˈsplɛnɪk/
  • rhymes with -iːnɪk
  • rhymes with -ɛnɪk
  • CMU ARPABET: S P L EH1 N IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: S P L IY1 N IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, related to, or located near the spleen.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to the spleen

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: splenetic, lienal

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: esplènic — of, related to, or located near the spleen
  • French: splénique — of, related to, or located near the spleen
  • Russian: селезёночный (selezjónočnyj) — of, related to, or located near the spleen
  • Spanish: esplénico — of, related to, or located near the spleen