See Also: splenic index(medicine)
splenic branches of splenic artery(medicine)
European, Australia, and Far East index (EAFE index)(finance)
European, Australia, and Far East index (EAFE index)(money)
Morgan Stanley Capital International World Index (MSCI World Index)(money)
Splenic(medicine)
splenic(dictionary)
Jacob(encyclopedia)
Jacob(dictionary)
Jacob(dictionary)

Jacob's membrane (iou) and splenic index (medicine)


Jacob's membrane (iou)



Jacob's membrane noun phr. M19.
[Arthur Jacob (d. 1874), Irish ophthalmic surgeon.]
Anatomy. The layer of rods and cones in the retina of the eye.

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.