| spleen endonuclease | micrococcal endonuclease |
|---|---|
| spleen focus-forming viruses | Murine leukaemia viruses that are replication-defective and rapidly transforming. The envelope gene plays an essential role in initiating erythroleukaemia, manifested by splenic foci, splenomegaly, and polycythemia. Spleen focus-forming viruses are generated by recombination with other viral types including friend p (polycythemia), friend a (anaemia), rauscher, and cas (from wild mice at lake casita, california). (12 Dec 1998) |
| spleen metastases | <radiology> Ovarian (most common), melanoma, pancreatic (12 Dec 1998) |
| spleen phosphodiesterases | micrococcal endonuclease |
| spleen, ruptured | Rupture of the capsule of the spleen, an organ in the upper left part of the abdomen, is a potential catastrophe that requires immediate medical and surgical attention. Splenic rupture permits large amounts of blood to leak into the abdominal cavity which is severely painful.and life-threatening. Shock and, ultimately, death can result. Patients typically require an urgent operation. Rupture of a normal spleen can be caused by trauma, for example, in an accident. If an individual's spleen is enlarged, as is frequent in mononucleosis, most physicians will not allow activities (such as major contact sports) where injury to the abdomen could be catastrophic. (12 Dec 1998) |
| spleenwort | <botany> Any fern of the genus Asplenium, some species of which were anciently used as remedies for disorders of the spleen. Origin: Spleen + wort; cf. L. Splenium, asplenium, Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| spleget | <medicine> A cloth dipped in a liquid for washing a sore. Origin: Cf. Pledget. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| splen- | Relating to the spleen. Splen accessorius: accessory spleen. Origin: G. Splen, spleen (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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) |