English
splenization
Splenization comes from Ancient Greek σπλήν ‘spleen’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσπλήνsplḗn‘spleen’
- Englishtodaysplenization
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσπλήνsplḗn‘spleen’
- Englishtodaysplenization
Formed from -ization
Linked words
through Ancient Greek σπλήν ‘spleen’
Today it means
noun A morbid state of the lung produced by inflammation, in which its tissue resembles that of the spleen.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek σπλήν / splenization