Meaning of splenic: Having to do with the spleen (an organ in the abdomen that makes immune cells, filters the blood, stores blood cells, and destroys old blood cells).

Definition of splenic

Having to do with the spleen (an organ in the abdomen that makes immune cells, filters the blood, stores blood cells, and destroys old blood cells).

How splenic is built

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  • splen/o Combining form · Greek spleen
  • -ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic Suffix · Greek and Latin pertaining to, relating to

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