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autosplenectomy

autosplenectomy noun: disease-induced progressive shrinkage and nonfunctionalisation of the spleen.

Noun

autosplenectomy (plural autosplenectomies)

  1. Disease-induced progressive shrinkage and nonfunctionalisation of the spleen.

Forms of autosplenectomy

pluralautosplenectomies

Origin of autosplenectomy

From auto- + splenectomy.

Words formed from autosplenectomy

Questions about autosplenectomy

What does autosplenectomy mean?
Autosplenectomy means disease-induced progressive shrinkage and nonfunctionalisation of the spleen.
What part of speech is autosplenectomy?
Autosplenectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of autosplenectomy?
The plural of autosplenectomy is autosplenectomies.

Words near autosplenectomy in the dictionary

  1. autosplenectomies
  2. autosplenectomize
  3. autosplenectomized
  4. autosplenectomizes
  5. autosplenectomizing
  6. autosplenectomy
  7. autosporangia
  8. autosporangium
  9. autospore
  10. autospores
  11. autosporic

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