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splenic

/ˈsplinɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables
splenic
IPA
/ˈsplinɪk/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, related to, or located near the spleen.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: splēnicus, σπληνικός

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈsplinɪk/
  • British English: /ˈspliːnɪk/

Inflected Forms

more splenic (comparative) most splenic (superlative) splenike (alternative) splenick (alternative)

Derived Forms

cardiosplenic endosplenic gastrosplenic hepatosplenic hyposplenic infrasplenic intrasplenic nephrosplenic pancreaticosplenic perisplenic phrenicosplenic postsplenic

Phrases

splenic artery splenic fever splenic flexure splenic plexus splenic pulp splenic sinus splenic vein splenic vessel

Frequently Paired Words

spleen spleno- splenosis

Synonyms

lienal lienic splenetic

Rhymes With

schizophrenic pathogenic photogenic hellenic anthropogenic carcinogenic transgenic hallucinogenic fenech eugenic psychogenic orogenic

Questions

How do you pronounce splenic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsplinɪk/.
What does splenic mean?
Of, related to, or located near the spleen.
Where does splenic come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce splenic

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