asplenia

English

Etymology

From a- +‎ spleno- +‎ -ia.

Noun

asplenia (uncountable)

  1. (biology, medicine) Absence of normal function of the spleen, from any cause:
    1. (biology, medicine) Anatomical absence of the spleen (after splenectomy or congenitally).
    2. (biology, medicine) Physiological absence of splenic function; either substantial or total splenic dysfunction; splenic nonfunction.

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Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /aspləˈnia/ [as.pləˈni.a]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: as‧ple‧ni‧a

Noun

asplenia (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) asplenia

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Portuguese

Noun

asplenia f (uncountable)

  1. asplenia (absence of normal spleen function)
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