spleniculusn.
/splɪˈnɪkjuːləs/ Medicine.
A detached portion of the spleen, a small accessory spleen.
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1848 Quain's Elements Anat. (ed. 5) II. 1089 These are commonly named accessory or supplementary spleens (splenculi, lienculi [sic]).]
1897 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 16 Jan. 145/2 A spleniculus was left [after splenectomy], and that patient did not suffer from any of these symptoms.
1939 McNee & McMichael in H. Rolleston Brit. Encycl. Med. Pract. XI. 402 In the neighbourhood of the spleen there are usually some small haemolymph glands or spleniculi... Their enlargement may cause persistence of clinical symptoms after splenectomy.
1973 A. I. S. MacPherson et al. Spleen iii. 97 Spleniculi or accessory spleens are found in 10 to 20 percent of all post-mortem examinations.
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