splenic
splenic
Definition
splenic (splen′ik, splēn′-)
adjective
- of or having to do with the spleen
- 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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- splenomegaly
- splice
- splice case
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- spliced
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