Finding
splenomegaly
sple·no·meg·a·ly [ splee-nuh-meg-uh-lee, splen-uh- ]
Subclass of:
Hypertrophy
Etymology:
Greek splen = spleen + megas = large
Definitions related to splenomegaly:
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A clinical finding in which the spleen is found to be enlarged on abdominal palpation.ACC/AHA Clinical Data TerminologyAmerican College of Cardiology and American Heart Association , 2020
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Abnormal enlargement of the spleen.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Abnormal increased size of the spleen.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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A wide variety of diseases are associated with splenomegaly, or enlargement of the spleen, with many of the mechanisms leading to this condition being exaggerated forms of normal spleen function. (See Etiology.WebMD, 2019
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Your spleen is an organ located just below your left rib cage. Many conditions - including infections, liver disease and some cancers - can cause an enlarged spleen, also known as splenomegaly (spleh-no-MEG-uh-lee).Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
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Splenomegaly, enlargement of the spleen, the abdominal organ that serves as a temporary storage site for blood and filters out degenerated and old blood cells. Splenomegaly may arise as a symptom of a number of diseases, including certain systemic infections, inflammatory diseases, hematologic...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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