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splenosis

splenosis noun: formation of mini-spleens in other parts of the body, from the lodging of splenic tissue fragments in other regions, of limited splenic function.

Noun

splenosis (plural splenoses)

  1. Formation of mini-spleens in other parts of the body, from the lodging of splenic tissue fragments in other regions, of limited splenic function.
  2. A mini-organ resulting from an incidence of such.

Forms of splenosis

pluralsplenoses

Origin of splenosis

From spleno- + -osis. By surface analysis, splen- + -osis.

Questions about splenosis

What does splenosis mean?
Splenosis means formation of mini-spleens in other parts of the body, from the lodging of splenic tissue fragments in other regions, of limited splenic function.
What part of speech is splenosis?
Splenosis is a noun.
What is the plural of splenosis?
The plural of splenosis is splenoses.

Words near splenosis in the dictionary

  1. splenopexy
  2. splenophrenic
  3. splenorenal
  4. splenorrhaphies
  5. splenorrhaphy
  6. splenosis
  7. splenosomatic
  8. splenotomies
  9. splenotomy
  10. splenotoxic
  11. splenotoxicity

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