splenic
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8.6
- adjective
- /ˈsplɛnɪk/
- Specialized
:
esplénico
- Regular check-ups are important for monitoring any splenic conditions that may arise.
- splenic flexure
- splenic uptake
- splenic Gaucher
Examples
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After the accident, the patient was diagnosed with a splenic injury that required surgery.
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And you saw a nice video of a splenic biopsy.
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Two developed splenic tumors; our father dropped everything and ran to her side.
Fiction book (2000) -
Heading towards the splenic flexure now.
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Or splenic flexure of the large intestine.
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To prepare nuclei for 3C assays, splenic NK cells were sorted and expanded for 7 days.
Academic text (2017) -
Abdominal CT scan demonstrated mild pancreatic edema with multiple small renal and splenic infarcts.
Academic text (2007) -
Mean splenic uptake was about half the hepatic uptake (15.9% SD 11, n=4).
Academic text (1996) -
Laparotomy confirmed three cancers in the caecum, splenic flexure, and rectosigmoid junction, for which proctocolectomy and terminal ileostomy were performed.
Academic text (2007) -
The doctor explained that a splenic rupture could lead to serious complications.
Synonyms
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9.9
Easily become angry and say harsh things
Relating to the spleen or things that affect it
Relating to the spleen, the organ that helps fight infections
Compounds
- Specialized
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5.4
A blood vessel that takes blood from the spleen to the large vessel leading to the liver
- Archaic
A very infectious disease of animals like cattle and sheep that can infect people, also called anthrax
Surface Forms
Morphology
splenic = spleen (semi-transparent) = splen + ic
Formed from the combining form 'splen-' (from 'spleen') plus the adjective suffix '-ic'; the medical register and slight form change make the relation not perfectly obvious to all learners.
Etymology
Splenic comes from an old Greek root splen meaning 'spleen', the small organ in the body, and it is the same root as the English word spleen, so splenic means 'about the spleen'.