enlarged spleen
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Spleen — Infobox Anatomy Name = Spleen Latin = splen, lien GraySubject = 278 GrayPage = 1282 Caption = Spleen Caption2 = Laparoscopic view of a horse s spleen (the purple and grey mottled organ) Precursor = Mesenchyme of dorsal mesogastrium System =… … Wikipedia
spleen — spleenish, adj. /spleen/, n. 1. a highly vascular, glandular, ductless organ, situated in humans at the cardiac end of the stomach, serving chiefly in the formation of mature lymphocytes, in the destruction of worn out red blood cells, and as a… … Universalium
Spleen, ruptured — Rupture of the capsule of the spleen is a potential catastrophe that requires immediate medical and surgical attention. Splenic rupture permits large amounts of blood to leak into the abdominal cavity, which is severely painful and life… … Medical dictionary
spleen index — splenic index the percentage of individuals in the population having enlarged spleens; used in malaria surveys … Medical dictionary
Wandering spleen — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = A picture of an enlarged spleen taken using medical ultrasonography. DiseasesDB = 33272 ICD10 = ICD9 = ICD9|289.59 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D050805 Wandering… … Wikipedia
Ruptured spleen — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = Ruptured spleen ICD10 = ICD10|S|36|0|s|30 ICD9 = ICD9|865 ICDO = Caption = Side of thorax, showing surface markings for bones, lungs (purple), pleura (blue), and spleen (green). OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj =… … Wikipedia
Ruptured spleen — Rupture of the capsule of the spleen, an organ in the upper left part of the abdomen, is a potential catastrophe that requires immediate medical and surgical attention. Splenic rupture permits large amounts of blood to leak into the abdominal… … Medical dictionary
splenomegaly — Enlarged spleen … English dictionary of cancer terms
blood disease — Introduction any disease of the blood, involving the red blood cells (erythrocytes (erythrocyte)), white blood cells (leukocytes (leukocyte)), or platelets (platelet) (thrombocytes) or the tissues in which these elements are formed the bone … Universalium
Gaucher's disease — Classification and external resources Acid beta glucosidase ICD 10 E75 … Wikipedia
