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splenic Definition

splenic (splenik, splēn-)

adjective

  1. of or having to do with the spleen
  2. in or near the spleen

Etymology: L splenicus < Gr splēnikos

splenic Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • flexure: The colon then goes downhill via a bend called the splenic flexure.
  • rupture: A diagnosis of splenic rupture should be considered in patients reporting left upper abdominal pain or shoulder tip pain.
  • injury: CT grading of the splenic injury failed to correlate with the operative findings.
  • lymphoma: No difference in CD20 ABC between BM and PB samples was found in splenic lymphoma, mantle cell lymphoma, or follicular lymphoma.
  • artery: The splenic artery supplies the remainder of the gland.
  • vein: The key section is 1580 which shows the junction between the superior mesenteric and splenic veins to form the hepatic portal vein.

Browse dictionary entries near splenic

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