Disease or Syndrome
splenic abscess
splen·ic ab·scess
Definitions related to splenic abscess:
  • A circumscribed area of pus or necrotic debris in the parenchyma of the spleen.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2025
  • An abscess that is located in the spleen.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Abscesses of the spleen have been reported periodically since the time of Hippocrates. He postulated that 1 of 3 courses was followed by a patient with a splenic abscess: (1) the patient might die; (2) the abscess might heal; or (3) the abscess might become chronic and the patient may live with the disease.
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2025
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