What is the Latin word for milt?

The usual Latin words for “milt” are splēn, liēn, lactō; also sēmen. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“milt” in Latin

splēnspleen, milt liēnspleen (a ductless vascular gland)lactōto contain or give milk, suckle; to suck milk from the breast; to be full of milk sēmenseed (of plants); semen; graft

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

milt

The spleen, splen (Plin.); lien (Cels.).

Of fish, lactes (Suet., Vit., 14); semen (Col.).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for milt?: The usual Latin words for “milt” are splēn, liēn, lactō; also sēmen. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.