Medical term:
splenosis
sple·no·sis
(splē-nō'sis),Implantation and subsequent growth of splenic tissue within the abdomen as a result of disruption of the spleen.
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splenosis
The autotransplantation of splenic tissue to atypical sites after open splenic trauma–eg, MVAs, gunshot, or stab wounds; splenic pulp implants appear as red-blue nodules on the peritoneum, omentum, and mesentery, which are morphologically similar to multifocal pelvic endometriosis. Cf Hypersplenism.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
sple·no·sis
(splē-nō'sis)Implantation and subsequent growth of splenic tissue within the abdomen as a result of disruption of the spleen.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
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