| splenomegaly |
enlargement of the spleen. It can be a sign of portal hypertension.
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| spleen |
An organ that is part of the lymphatic system. The spleen produces lymphocytes, filters the blood, stores blood cells, and destroys old blood cells. It is located on the left side of the abdomen near the stomach.
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| splenomegaly |
Enlarged spleen.
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| splicing |
During the maturation of eukaryotic mRNA, the process that eliminates intervening intron sequences and covalently joins exon sequences of RNA. cf split gene; exon; guide sequence. In recombinant DNA technology, the term refers to the latter of the two processes just described, namely joining fragments of DNA together. See gene splicing.
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| spleen |
an organ located in the upper left abdomen behind the ribs that removes and destroys old red blood cells and helps fight infection
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