- floating spleen
- a spleen displaced and abnormally movable; called also wandering s.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
floating spleen
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Spleen — An organ located in the upper left part of the abdomen near the stomach. The spleen produces lymphocytes; it is the largest lymphatic organ in the body. The spleen also filters the blood, serves as a major reservoir for blood and destroys blood… … Medical dictionary
floating — /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/ (say flohting) adjective 1. that floats. 2. (of a ceiling, floor, bookshelf, etc.) free from attachment, or having little attachment. 3. Pathology a. freely movable. b. unduly movable, as certain organs, especially the spleen or kidney …
floating — 1. Free or unattached. 2. Unduly movable; out of the normal position; denoting an occasional abnormal condition of certain organs, such as the kidneys, liver, spleen, etc. * * * float·ing flōt iŋ adj located out of the normal position or… … Medical dictionary
movable spleen — floating s … Medical dictionary
wandering spleen — floating s … Medical dictionary
lien mobilis — floating spleen … Medical dictionary
lien — spleen. [L.] l. accessorius accessory spleen. l. mobilis SYN: floating spleen. l. succenturiatus SYN: accessory spleen. * * * li·en lī ən, lī .en n SPLEEN li·en·al əl … Medical dictionary
splenectopia, splenectopy — 1. Displacement of the spleen, as in a floating spleen. 2. The presence of rests of splenic tissue, usually in the region of the spleen. [splen + G. ektopos, out of place] … Medical dictionary
splenoptosis, splenoptosia — Downward displacement of the spleen, as in a floating spleen. [spleno + G. ptosis, falling] … Medical dictionary
splenectopia — sple·nec·to·pia (sple″nek toґpe ə) [splen + ectopia] displacement of the spleen; wandering or floating spleen … Medical dictionary
