SPLENITIS

splenitis

(noun) inflammation of the spleen

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

splenitis (usually uncountable, plural splenites)

(pathology) inflammation of the spleen

Source: Wiktionary


Sple*ni"tis, n.Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)

Definition: Inflammation of the spleen.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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