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splenic
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splen·ic  (splnk)
adj.
Of, in, near, or relating to the spleen.

splenic [ˈsplɛnɪk ˈspliː-]
adj
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) of, relating to, or in the spleen
2. (Medicine / Pathology) having a disease or disorder of the spleen
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Adj.1.splenic - of or relating to the spleen


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Ultrasonography of the abdomen detected evidence of splenic enlargement and a small amount of intraperitoneal fluid (figure, A).
Robbins Pathologic Basis of Disease[2] asserts that nonspecific acute splenitis, manifested by splenic enlargement, difluence, congestion, and neutrophilic infiltration, may occur in cases of sepsis as a response to the organisms themselves or to secondary inflammatory products.
Myelofibrosis is a serious neoplastic condition characterized by bone marrow failure, life-threatening splenic enlargement, and marked constitutional symptoms which adversely affect patients' quality of life.
 
 
 
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