splenium

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

splēnĭum, ĭi, n., = σπλήνιον.

I Milt-waste , spleenwort , Plin. 25, 5, 20, § 45. —

II (Because of its likeness to the spleen in form and color.) A plaster , patch , Plin. 29, 6, 38, § 126; 30, 11, 30, § 104 (Jahn, spleniolum); Mart. 2, 29, 9; 8, 33, 22; Plin. Ep. 6, 2, 2.

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