| splenic artery | <anatomy, artery> The largest branch of the coeliac trunk with distribution to the spleen, pancreas, stomach and greater omentum. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| splenic cells | Large round ameboid cell's (macrophages) in the splenic pulp. (05 Mar 2000) |
| splenic cords | The tissue occurring between the venous sinuses in the spleen. Synonym: Billroth's cords, red pulp cords. (05 Mar 2000) |
| splenic corpuscles | Small nodular masses of lymphoid tissue attached to the sides of the smaller arterial branches. Synonym: folliculi lymphatici lienales, malpighian bodies, malpighian corpuscles, malpighian glands, malpighian nodules, splenic corpuscles, splenic lymph nodules. (05 Mar 2000) |
| splenic fever | Known also as anthrax, splenic fever is a serious bacterial infection. It is not primarily a human disease but rather an infection of animals. Cattle, sheep, horses, mules, and some wild animals are highly susceptible. Humans (and swine) are generally resistant to anthrax. Anthrax can take different forms. With the lung form of the disease. People inhale the anthrax spores and, if untreated, are likely to die. An intestinal form is caused by eating meat contaminated with anthrax. But most human anthrax comes from skin contact with animal products. Cutaneous (skin) anthrax was once well known among people who handled infected animals, like farmers, more than woolsorters, tanners, brushmakers and carpetmakers in the days when the brushes and carpets were animal products. The hallmark of skin anthrax is a carbuncle, a cluster of boils, that ulcerates in an ugly way. Typically, this lesion has a hard black centre surrounded by bright red inflammation. This accounts for its name, anthrax , the greek word for coal. (12 Dec 1998) |
| splenic flexure | The bend at the junction of the transverse and descending colon. Synonym: flexura coli sinistra, splenic flexure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| splenic flexure narrowing | <radiology> Colon carcinoma, amebic dysentery, TB, endometriosis, pancreatitis / pancreatic carcinoma (12 Dec 1998) |
| splenic flexure syndrome | <syndrome> Symptoms of pain, gas, bloating, a sense of fullness experienced in the left upper abdominal quadrant, sometimes beneath the ribs, in some instances radiating upward, and in some instances producing anterior chest pain central or predominantly on the left. It may be induced experimentally by the introduction and trapping of air in the splenic flexure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| splenic index | A rough indication of the salubrity, or the reverse, in regard to malaria of a particular district, judged by the relative absence or prevalence of enlarged spleens among the population. (05 Mar 2000) |
| splenic infarction | Cell death (necrosis) of a portion or all of the spleen due to an interruption in blood flow. (27 Sep 1997) |
| splenic leukaemia | A form of leukaemia in which there is an unusually great degree of enlargement of the spleen, as observed frequently in chronic granulocytic leukaemia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| splenic plexus | The plexus of autonomic nerves along the splenic artery. Synonym: plexus lienalis, plexus splenicus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| splenic portal venography | Introduction of radiopaque material into the spleen to obtain an X-ray visualization of the portal vessel of the portal circulation. Synonym: splenic portal venography. Origin: spleno-+ portography (05 Mar 2000) |
| splenic pulp | The soft cellular substance of the spleen. Synonym: pulpa splenica, pulpa lienis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| splenic recess | The extension of the omental bursa toward the hilum of the spleen. Synonym: recessus splenicus, recessus lienalis. (05 Mar 2000) |