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Malpighian corpuscles of the spleenMalpighian Mal*pi"ghi*an, a. (Anat.)
Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Marcello Malpighi, an
Italian anatomist of the 17th century.
Malhighian capsules or corpuscles, the globular
dilatations, containing the glomeruli or Malpighian tufts,
at the extremities of the urinary tubules of the kidney.
Malpighian corpuscles of the spleen, masses of adenoid
tissue connected with branches of the splenic artery. Sago spleenSago Sa"go (s[=a]"g[-o]), n. [Malay. s[=a]gu.]
A dry granulated starch imported from the East Indies, much
used for making puddings and as an article of diet for the
sick; also, as starch, for stiffening textile fabrics. It is
prepared from the stems of several East Indian and Malayan
palm trees, but chiefly from the Metroxylon Sagu; also from
several cycadaceous plants (Cycas revoluta, Zamia
integrifolia, etc.).
Portland sago, a kind of sago prepared from the corms of
the cuckoopint (Arum maculatum).
Sago palm. (Bot.)
(a) A palm tree which yields sago.
(b) A species of Cycas (Cycas revoluta).
Sago spleen (Med.), a morbid condition of the spleen,
produced by amyloid degeneration of the organ, in which a
cross section shows scattered gray translucent bodies
looking like grains of sago. Spleen
Spleen Spleen, v. t.
To dislke. [Obs.] --Bp. Hacket.
Spleened
Spleened Spleened, a.
1. Deprived of the spleen.
2. Angered; annoyed. [Obs.] --R. North.
Spleenless
Spleenless Spleen"less, a.
Having no spleen; hence, kind; gentle; mild. [Obs.]
--Chapman.
SpleenwortSpleenwort Spleen"wort`, n. [Spleen + wort; cf. L. splenium,
asplenium, Gr. ????, ????, ???. ] (Bot.)
Any fern of the genus Asplenium, some species of which were
anciently used as remedies for disorders of the spleen. Spleeny
Spleeny Spleen"y, a.
1. Irritable; peevish; fretful.
Spleeny Lutheran, and not wholesome to Our cause.
--Shak.
2. Affected with nervous complaints; melancholy.
Unspleened
Unspleened Un*spleened", a. [1st pref. un- + spleen.]
Deprived of a spleen.
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