Medical term:
splenectasis
splenomegaly
[sple″no-meg´ah-le]enlargement of the spleen.
congestive splenomegaly splenomegaly secondary to portal hypertension, with ascites, anemia, thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, and episodic hemorrhage from the intestinal tract. Called also Banti's disease.
hemolytic splenomegaly enlargement of the spleen associated with hemolytic diseases of the blood.
siderotic splenomegaly splenomegaly with deposit of iron and calcium.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
splenectasia
, splenectasis (splē″nĕk-tā′zē-ă) (splē-nĕk′tă-sĭs) [″ + ektasis, dilatation]Enlargement of the spleen.
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