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hyposplenic

hyposplenic adjective: relating to, or afflicted with hyposplenism.

Adjective

hyposplenic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to, or afflicted with hyposplenism
    • This case highlights an important finding on the peripheral smear that can lead to interventions that may prevent future episodes of severe sepsis in hyposplenic patients.2015 July 4, Hannah Mathew et al., “Howell-Jolly bodies on peripheral smear leading to the diagnosis of congenital hyposplenism in a patient with septic shock”, in Clinical Case Reports, volume 3...

Origin of hyposplenic

From hypo- + splenic.

Questions about hyposplenic

What does hyposplenic mean?
Hyposplenic means relating to, or afflicted with hyposplenism.
What part of speech is hyposplenic?
Hyposplenic is an adjective.

Words near hyposplenic in the dictionary

  1. hyposphenal
  2. hyposphene
  3. hyposphenes
  4. hyposphere
  5. hyposplenia
  6. hyposplenic
  7. hyposplenism
  8. hypospleny
  9. hypospray
  10. hyposprays
  11. hypostability

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