splenectopia, splenectopy

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. 2011.

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