- lardaceous spleen
- waxy s.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
lardaceous 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
waxy spleen — a spleen affected with amyloid degeneration; called also lardaceous s … Medical dictionary
Lardacein — Lar da*ce in, n. [See {Lardaceous}.] (Physiol. Chem.) A peculiar amyloid substance, colored blue by iodine and sulphuric acid, occurring mainly as an abnormal infiltration into the spleen, liver, etc. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
