spleen

Related to spleen: liver, pancreas, Ruptured spleen

vent (one's) spleen

To voice one's anger. Mom's been venting her spleen to me for an hour already. Apparently, Aunt Marie has wronged her yet again.
See also: spleen, vent
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

vent one's spleen

Fig. to get rid of one's feelings of anger caused by someone or something by attacking someone or something else. Jack vented his spleen at his wife whenever things went badly at work. Peter vented his spleen on his car by kicking it when it broke down.
See also: spleen, vent
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

vent one's spleen

Express one's anger, as in Some people see town council meetings as a place where they can vent their spleen. This expression uses vent in the sense of "air," and spleen in the sense of "anger," alluding to the fact that this organ was once thought to be the seat of ill humor and melancholy. [First half of 1600s]
See also: spleen, vent
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

vent your spleen

If you vent your spleen, you express your anger about something. He took up the attack, venting his spleen against the government for a full hour.
See also: spleen, vent
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

vent your spleen

give free expression to your anger or displeasure.
2003 Guardian Woodgate 's clumsy challenge on the striker was not contested, though the visitors wasted little time in venting spleen at both the culpable Danish midfielder and, erroneously, the young pretender.
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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

vent your ˈspleen

(literary) express your anger in speech or writing: He vented his spleen on the assembled crowd.In the past, people believed that the spleen (= a small organ near the stomach that controls the quality of the blood cells) was responsible for making someone feel sad or bad-tempered. From this, it came to mean a person’s anger.
See also: spleen, vent
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

vent one’s spleen

tv. to release one’s anger. I just feel like I have to vent my spleen at somebody.
See also: spleen, vent
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • vent (one's) spleen
  • vent one’s spleen
  • vent one's spleen
  • vent spleen
  • vent your spleen
  • relieve
  • relieve (one's) feelings
  • relieve your feelings
  • need to vent (to someone)
  • erupt
References in periodicals archive
In the present study, 5 of the 21 (23.8%) patients with a PLT count <125x[10.sup.9]/L at POM 3 were aged age >50 years and had a longitudinal spleen diameter [less than or equal to]160 mm.
Adverse factors responsible for below-normal platelet count after laparoscopic splenectomy and azygoportal disconnection
A spleen perfusion was set up on organs retrieved after slaughter.
An Ex Vivo Porcine Spleen Perfusion as a Model of Bacterial Sepsis
In this study, variations were seen in the length of spleen. Length was seen to vary from 7.0 to 14.0 cm.
MORPHOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF THE HUMAN SPLEEN
In univariate analysis, there was significant association of spleen size, baseline WBC count and percentages of blasts in bone marrow with BCR ABL1 (IS) at 3 months (p-value <0.001), while on multivariate regression model, significant association was found only in spleen size (p-value <0.001) with EMR.
EARLY MOLECULAR RESPONSE WITH IMATINIB THERAPY IN CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH BASELINE WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT AND SPLEEN SIZE
At the termination of 7 h, 3 d, 6 d, and 9 d feeding trails (at this time, the piglets were 12, 15, 18, and 21 d old, respectively), all the piglets were anesthetized with an intravenous injection of pentobarbital sodium (15 mg/kg BW), and sacrificed by exsanguination for thymus and spleen samples.
Effects of dietary spermine supplementation on cell cycle, apoptosis, and amino acid transporters of the thymus and spleen in piglets
After sequencing the genomes of a few dozen Bajau and Saluan, the researchers found that the Bajau had much higher frequency of a variant of specific gene, called the PDE10A, associated with spleen size.
One deep breath..
In the spleen, as well as the blood and kidneys, the researchers found after drinking water with baking soda for two weeks, the population of immune cells called macrophages, shifted from primarily those that promote inflammation, called M1, to those that reduce it, called M2.
Baking soda may help combat rheumatoid arthritis: Study
A POPULATION of Indonesian "fish people" have evolved extra large spleens that enable them to free dive to depths of more than 200 feet, research has shown.
'Fish people' dive the depths
Further CT scan revealed a well-marginated soft-tissues clinging to the gastric body, which had similar density with the normal spleen [Figure 1]g and [Figure 1]h.
Accessory Spleen Presenting as a Submucosal Lesion on Stomach Wall after Splenectomy
LT[alpha] Enhanced the Recruitment of Both Neutrophils and Macrophages to the Spleen in Response to Pristane.
Regulation of Leukocyte Recruitment to the Spleen and Peritoneal Cavity during Pristane-Induced Inflammation
She underwent CT scan of abdomen, which revealed approximately 50 mm x 50 mm mass in spleen. She underwent EUS-FNA at our facility to sample the splenic mass.
Diagnosis of Splenic Lymphoma by Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Fine Needle Aspiration: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
The pathology showed primary angiosarcoma, which was 9x5 cm in diameter and confined to the spleen (Figure 3, 4).
Primary splenic angiosarcoma diagnosed after splenectomy for spontaneous rupture
In the present study we extend on these observations by exploiting [[sup.18]F]fluoro-PEG-folate PET to monitor potential systemic inflammation in liver and spleen of arthritic rats before and after MTX therapy, hypothesizing that MTX therapy also impacts systemic inflammatory effects in the organs.
Imaging and Methotrexate Response Monitoring of Systemic Inflammation in Arthritic Rats Employing the Macrophage PET Tracer [[sup.18]F]Fluoro-PEG-Folate
In such cases, where the prognosis is excellent, it seems to be more beneficial for the patient to receive a minimal invasive spleen preserving operation so as to avoid lifetime immune deficiency and thrombocytosis.
A Modified Technique for Laparoscopic Spleen Preserving Distal Pancreatectomy
A MAN whose spleen was removed after a vicious knife attack 16 years ago died after contracting an infection.
Man dies 16 years after knife attack