| splen- | Relating to the spleen. Splen accessorius: accessory spleen. Origin: G. Splen, spleen (05 Mar 2000) |
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| splenalgia | <medicine> Pain over the region of the spleen. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Spleen + pain. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| splenauxe | Synonym: splenomegaly. Origin: splen-+ G. Auxe, increase (05 Mar 2000) |
| splenculus | Origin: NL, dim. Of L. Splen. <anatomy> A lienculus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| splendiferous | Splendor-bearing; splendid. "A splendiferous woman." . Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Splendore | A., 20th century Italian physician. See: Splendore-Hoeppli phenomenon, Lutz-Splendore-Almeida disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Splendore-Hoeppli phenomenon | Radiating or annular eosinophilic deposits of host-derived materials, and possibly of parasite antigens, which form around fungi, helminths, or bacterial colonies in tissue. (05 Mar 2000) |
| splenectomy | <procedure, surgery> Surgical removal of the spleen. This is sometimes done in leukaemia or lymphoma as part of a patients treatment. (13 Nov 1997) |
| splenectopia | Splenectopy 1. Displacement of the spleen, as in a floating spleen. 2. The presence of rests of splenic tissue, usually in the region of the spleen. Origin: splen-+ G. Ektopos, out of place (05 Mar 2000) |
| splenelcosis | Abscess of the spleen. Origin: splen-+ G. Helkosis, ulceration (05 Mar 2000) |
| splenemphraxis | Congestion of the spleen. Origin: splen-+ G. Emphraxis, stoppage (05 Mar 2000) |
| spleneolus | Synonym: accessory spleen. Origin: Mod. L. Dim. Of G. Splen (05 Mar 2000) |
| splenetic | <anatomy> Pertaining to the spleen. (27 Sep 1997) |
| splenial | <anatomy> Designating the splenial bone. Of or pertaining to the splenial bone or splenius muscle. <anatomy> Splenial bone, a thin splintlike bone on the inner side of the proximal portion of the mandible of many vertebrates. Origin: L. Splenium a plaster, a patch, Gr. A bandage. <anatomy> The splenial bone. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| splenial gyrus | The band of cortex on the medial surface of the cerebral hemisphere which passes around the splenium of the corpus callosum, narrowing anteriorly and finally blending with the indusium griseum. (05 Mar 2000) |