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splenic

/splɛnɪk/ /splinɪk/

Meanings
adjective
Of, related to, or located near the spleen.

Examples :

"The doctor ordered an ultrasound to examine the splenic artery. "
anatomy organ medicine physiology body

Related Words

Illustration located

located verb

/ləʊˈkeɪtɪd/ /loʊˈkeɪtɪd/

To place; to set in a particular spot or position.

"The school located the lost backpack in the main office. "

Illustration ultrasound

ultrasound noun

/ˈʌltrəsaʊnd/

Sound with a frequency greater than the upper limit of human hearing, which is approximately 20 kilohertz.

"The doctor used ultrasound to see the baby inside the mother's womb. "

Illustration artery

artery noun

/ˈɑː.tə.ɹi/ /ˈɑɹ.təɹɪ/

An efferent blood vessel from the heart, conveying blood away from the heart regardless of oxygenation status; see pulmonary artery.

"The doctor checked the patient's artery to see how quickly blood was flowing. "

Illustration near

near noun

/nɪə(ɹ)/ /nɪɹ/

The left side of a horse or of a team of horses pulling a carriage etc.

"The horse on the near side of the carriage pulled harder than the other one. "

Illustration of

of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

Illustration to

to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration ordered

ordered verb

/ˈɔːdəd/ /ˈɔɹdɚd/

To set in some sort of order.

"She ordered the books on the shelf by the author's last name. "

Illustration doctor

doctor noun

/ˈdɒktə/ /ˈdɑktɚ/

A physician; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick or injured. The final examination and qualification may award a doctor degree in which case the post-nominal letters are D.O., DPM, M.D., DMD, DDS, in the US or MBBS in the UK.

"If you still feel unwell tomorrow, see your doctor."

Illustration related

related verb

/ɹɪˈleɪtɪd/

To tell in a descriptive way.

"Please relate the circumstances of your journey here today."

Illustration spleen

spleen noun

/spliːn/

In vertebrates, including humans, a ductless vascular gland, located in the left upper abdomen near the stomach, which destroys old red blood cells, removes debris from the bloodstream, acts as a reservoir of blood, and produces lymphocytes.

"The doctor ordered an ultrasound to check the patient's spleen after noticing unusual blood test results. "

Illustration examine

examine verb

/ɪɡˈzæmɪn/

To observe or inspect carefully or critically

"He examined the crime scene for clues."