See Also: splenic index(medicine)
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lighter(2)(dictionary)
lighter(dictionary)
lighter(1)(dictionary)
cigarette lighter(dictionary)
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lighter(2) (iou) and splenic index (medicine)


lighter(2) (iou)



lighter noun2. M16.
[from LIGHT verb2 + -ER1.]
A person who lights candles etc. Also lighter-up. M16.
A thing for lighting a candle, fire, etc.; a device for lighting a cigarette etc., a cigarette-lighter. E19.

splenic index (medicine)


splenic index


A rough indication of the salubrity, or the reverse, in regard to malaria of a particular district, judged by the relative absence or prevalence of enlarged spleens among the population.