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parts of the viscera, named re- 

 spectively the greater, the lesser, 

 and smallest : splanchnica, n. 

 >lu., splangMnik'ti, medicines 

 or bowels ; diseases affecting the 

 bowels : splanchnology, n., 

 splangk-nift'ti-ji (Gr. logos, dis- 

 course), in anat., that branch of 

 anatomy which treats of the 

 organs of digestion, the organs of 

 respiration, the urinary organs, 

 and the organs of generation : 

 splanchno-skeleton, splangk'no- 

 sk&l'8t'dn, in zool., the hard 

 structure occasionally developed 

 in connection with the internal 

 organs or viscera. 

 spleen, n., splen (L. and Gr. 

 splen, the milt or spleen), a 

 spongy viscus near the large 

 extremity of the stomach, on the 

 left side of the abdominal cavity, 

 is supposed to be connected with 

 the lymphatic system; the spleen 

 was formerly supposed to be the 

 seat of melancholy, anger, and 

 vexation. 



splenculus,n. ,spUnk f -ul'tis, splenc- 

 uli, n. plu., sptenk'-ul-i (dim. of 

 L. splen, the milt or spleen), in 

 anat., small detached, roundish 

 nodules, occasionally found in 

 the neighbourhood of the spleen, 

 and similar to it in substance ; 

 supplementary spleens. 

 splenial, a., splen' i-al (L. spleni- 

 um, a plaster, a patch, a splint), 

 in anat. , applied to a bone of the 

 skull in certain vertebrata ; de- 

 noting an osseous plate connected 

 with the mandible of a Reptile. 

 splenic, a., spUn'-ik (L. and Gr. 

 splen, the milt or spleen), of or 

 belonging to the spleen : splenitis, 

 n., splen-it'ts, inflammation of 

 the spleen : splenic apoplexy, 

 congestion and extravasation of 

 the spleen, occurring suddenly 

 in plethoric animals, but may 

 occur from any cause : splenic 

 fever, a malignant and highly 

 contagious disease of cattle : 

 splenisation, n., spten'-iz-a'-shun, 



a change produced in the lungs 

 by inflammation, giving to them 

 the appearance of the substance 

 of the spleen. 



splenius, a. , splen'-i-us (L. and Gr. 

 splen, the spleen ; L. splenium, 

 a patch or pad), a muscle of the 

 back, so named from its having 

 the form of a strap which binds 

 down the parts lying under it : 

 splenius capitis, Tcap'-it-ls (L. 

 cdput, the head, capitis, of the 

 head), one of the two dividing 

 branches of the splenius muscle, 

 which arises from the spines of 

 the seventh cervical and two 

 upper dorsal vertebrae : splenius 

 colli, kdl-li (L. collum, the neck, 

 colli, of the neck), the other 

 dividing branch of the splenius 

 muscle, attached inferiorly to the 

 spinous processes of the third, 

 fourth, fifth, and sixth dorsal 

 vertebrae. 



splint, n., splint (Ger. splint, a 

 pin or peg), a thin piece of wood 

 or metal, generally padded with 

 a soft material, two or more 

 pieces being employed in the 

 case of fractures, or severe sprains, 

 to bind the parts together, and 

 keep them in absolute rest, the 

 better to permit the healing 

 powers of nature to effect a cure : 

 splint-bone, the fibula, or small 

 bone of the leg, so called from its 

 resemblance to a surgical splint. 

 Spondias, n., sp6n'di-as (Gr. spon- 

 dias, a kind of wild plum), a 

 genus of plants, Ord. Anacardi- 

 acese, so named from the appear- 

 ance of its fruit : Spondias birrea, 

 btr'r&-a (from a native name), 

 supplies an edible kernel in 

 Abyssinia and in Senegal, the 

 fruit is employed in the prepara- 

 tion of an alcoholic drink : S. 

 dulcis, dtils'is (L. dulcis, sweet), 

 a native of the Society Islands, 

 whose fruit, the Wi, is compared 

 in flavour to the pine-apple : S. 

 lutea, Idt'-Z-a (L. lilteus, golden- 

 yellow from lutum, a plant used 



