splen-

1. variant of spleno- before a vowel:

   splenectomy.

Example Sentences

As it happens, you won’t find a better precis than that of Robert Gottlieb’s splen­did memoir “Avid Reader.”

From Washington Post

Splen′itive, full of spleen, passionate, irritable.—ns.

From Project Gutenberg

Splen′ocele, a splenic tumour; Splēnog′raphy, the description of the spleen.—adjs.

From Project Gutenberg

Splendid, splen′did, adj. magnificent: famous: illustrious: heroic.—adj.

From Project Gutenberg

Splen′didness; Splen′dour, the appearance of anything splendid: brilliance: magnificence.

From Project Gutenberg