splenosis

noun

Etymology

From spleno- + -osis. By surface analysis, splen- + -osis.

Definitions

  1. Formation of mini-spleens in other parts of the body, from the lodging of splenic tissue…

    Formation of mini-spleens in other parts of the body, from the lodging of splenic tissue fragments in other regions, of limited splenic function.

  2. A mini-organ resulting from an incidence of such.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for splenosis. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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