Gr. splen = spleen, perhaps originally related to splanchna = viscera. In Latin this root became lien after losing its initial sp. From splen, of course, comes splenic and the combining form spleno-.
Gr. splen = spleen, perhaps originally related to splanchna = viscera. In Latin this root became lien after losing its initial sp. From splen, of course, comes splenic and the combining form spleno-.