LIEN Lien, n. Etym: [F. lien band, bond, tie, fr. L. ligamen, fr. ligare to bind. Cf. League a union, Leam a string, Leamer, Ligament.] (Law)
Defn: A legal claim; a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty; a right in one to control or hold and retain the property of another until some claim of the former is paid or satisfied.
LIENAL
Li*e"nal, a. Etym: [L. lien the spleen.] (Anat.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the spleen; splenic.
LIENCULUS Li*en"cu*lus, n.; pl. Lienculi. Etym: [NL., dim. of L. lien the spleen.] (Anat.)
Defn: One of the small nodules sometimes found in the neighborhood of the spleen; an accessory or supplementary spleen.
LIENO-INTESTINAL
Li*e`no-in*tes"ti*nal, a. Etym: [l. lien the spleen + E. intestinal.]
(Anat.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the spleen and intestine; as, the lieno- intestinal vein of the frog.
LIENTERIC
Li`en*ter"ic, a. Etym: [L. lientericus, Gr. lientérique. See
Lientery.] (Med.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to, or of the nature of, a lientery.
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