spleen
🇺🇸
/spliːn/
🇬🇧
/spliːn/
noun
R
An organ in the body that helps filter the blood and fight infection.
After the accident, the doctor checked to make sure her spleen was not damaged.
R
A feeling of irritation or anger.
She couldn't hold back her spleen at the meeting, criticizing everyone's ideas harshly.
translation
An organ in the body that helps filter the blood and fight infection.; A feeling of irritation or anger.
Word Forms
Plural
spleens