Medical term:
splenoptosis
splenoptosis
[sple″nop-to´sis]downward displacement of the spleen.
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sple·nop·to·sis
, splenoptosia (splē'nop-tō'sis, -tō'sē-ă), In the diphthong pt, the p is silent only at the beginning of a word.Downward displacement of the spleen, as in a floating spleen.
[spleno- + G. ptōsis, falling]
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sple·nop·to·sis
, splenoptosia (splē'nop-tō'sis, -tō'sē-ă)Downward displacement of the spleen, as in a floating spleen.
[spleno- + G. ptōsis, falling]
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