spleen
/spliːn/noun
- 1
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.
- 2
(except in the set phrase "to vent one's spleen") A bad mood; spitefulness.
- 3
A sudden motion or action; a fit; a freak; a whim.
- 4
Melancholy; hypochondriacal affections.
- 5
A fit of immoderate laughter or merriment.
verb
- 1
To dislike.
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