spleno-comb. form
< Greek σπληνο-, combining form of σπλήν spleen n., employed in a number of pathological and anatomical terms.The number of such compounds has been greatly increased by recent medical writers.
splenocele n. 
/ˈsplinəˌsil/ (see quot. 1799).
Brit. /ˈspliːnə(ʊ)siːl/
, /ˈspliːnə(ʊ)siːl/U.S. /ˈsplɛnəˌsil/
, /ˈsplɛnəˌsil//ˈsplinəˌsil/ΚΠ
1799 R. Hooper Med. Dict. Splenocele, a rupture of the spleen.
splenocyte n. /ˈsplinəˌsaɪt/ [-cyte comb. form] one of the mononuclear leucocytes formerly thought to be characteristic of the spleen.
Brit. /ˈspliːnə(ʊ)sʌɪt/
, /ˈspliːnə(ʊ)sʌɪt/U.S. /ˈsplɛnəˌsaɪt/
, /ˈsplɛnəˌsaɪt//ˈsplinəˌsaɪt/ΘΚΠ
the world > life > the body > vascular system > blood > components of blood > blood corpuscle or plate > [noun] > white cells or corpuscles
white corpuscle1823
white cell1852
leucocyte1870
phagocyte1884
macrophage1887
microphage1887
lymphocyte1890
megakaryocyte1890
hyaline cell1894
macrophagocyte1896
microphagocyte1896
scavenger-cell1899
splenocyte1900
polymorph1902
granulocyte1906
lymphoblast1909
agranulocyte1913
monocyte1913
stab1929
hyaline leucocyte1931
smudge cell1937
heterophile1938
siderophage1941
1900 W. A. N. Dorland Amer. Illustr. Med. Dict. 621/1 Splenocyte.
1925 O. S. Strong & A. Elwyn Bailey's Text-bk. Histol. (ed. 7) iv. 82 They are..free mesenchymal elements..aggregated in enormous numbers in the mammalian splenic pulp (splenocytes).
1979 Nature 18 Jan. 218/2 Some of these IFC were..cultured..in the presence of irradiated syngeneic splenocytes or thymocytes as feeder layer.
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splenography n. /splᵻˈnɒɡrəfi/, /spliˈnɑɡrəfi/
Brit. /spliːˈnɒɡrəfi/
, /spliːˈnɒɡrəfi//splᵻˈnɒɡrəfi/U.S. /spləˈnɑɡrəfi/
, /spləˈnɑɡrəfi//spliˈnɑɡrəfi/Categories »
splenology n. /splᵻˈnɒlədʒi/, /spliˈnɑlədʒi/
Brit. /spliːˈnɒlədʒi/
, /spliːˈnɒlədʒi//splᵻˈnɒlədʒi/U.S. /spləˈnɑlədʒi/
, /spləˈnɑlədʒi//spliˈnɑlədʒi/Categories »
splenorrhagy n. /splᵻˈnɒrədʒi/, /spliˈnɔrədʒi/
Brit. /spliːˈnɒrədʒi/
, /spliːˈnɒrədʒi//splᵻˈnɒrədʒi/U.S. /spləˈnɔrədʒi/
, /spləˈnɔrədʒi//spliˈnɔrədʒi/ splenotomy n. /splᵻˈnɒtəmi/, /spliˈnɑdəmi/ (Craig 1849; cf. French spléno-cèle, -graphie, etc.).
Brit. /spliːˈnɒtəmi/
, /spliːˈnɒtəmi//splᵻˈnɒtəmi/U.S. /spləˈnɑdəmi/
, /spləˈnɑdəmi//spliˈnɑdəmi/ΚΠ
1868 Guy's Hosp. Rep. 13 416 The operation of splenotomy as a means of cure [for leucocythæmia] is physiologically unsound.
1883 Science 1 66/2 This diminution is most marked from a hundred and fifty to two hundred days after the splenotomy.
splenohepatomegaly n. /ˌspliːnəʊhɛpətə(ʊ)ˈmɛɡl̩i/, /ˌsplinoʊˌhɛpədoʊˈmɛɡəli/, /ˌsplɛnoʊhəˌpædəˈmɛɡəli/, /ˌsplinoʊhəˌpædəˈmɛɡəli/ [hepato- comb. form; compare spleno-megaly n.] = hepatosplenomegaly n. at hepato- comb. form .
Brit. /ˌspliːnəʊhɛpətə(ʊ)ˈmɛɡəli/
, /ˌspliːnəʊhɛpətə(ʊ)ˈmɛɡəli//ˌspliːnəʊhɛpətə(ʊ)ˈmɛɡl̩i/U.S. /ˌsplɛnoʊˌhɛpədoʊˈmɛɡəli/
, /ˌsplɛnoʊˌhɛpədoʊˈmɛɡəli//ˌsplinoʊˌhɛpədoʊˈmɛɡəli//ˌsplɛnoʊhəˌpædəˈmɛɡəli//ˌsplinoʊhəˌpædəˈmɛɡəli/ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > glandular disorders > [noun] > disorders of spleen
elf-cake1579
ague cake1597
splenitis1753
lienitis1845
perisplenitis1881
wandering spleen1897
splenohepatomegaly1900
spleno-megaly1900
hypersplenism1914
hyposplenism1914
splenosis1939
1900 W. A. N. Dorland Amer. Illustr. Med. Dict. 621/1 Splenohepatomegaly.
1936 Proc. Royal Soc. Med. 29 585 The three principal types of these lipoidoses are Schüller-Christian's disease, the spleno-hepatomegaly of Gaucher and the spleno-hepatomegaly of Niemann-Pick.
spleno-lymphatic adj. /ˌsplinoʊˌlɪmˈfædɪk/
Brit. /ˌspliːnəʊlɪmˈfatɪk/
, /ˌspliːnəʊlɪmˈfatɪk/U.S. /ˌsplɛnoʊˌlɪmˈfædɪk/
, /ˌsplɛnoʊˌlɪmˈfædɪk//ˌsplinoʊˌlɪmˈfædɪk/ΚΠ
1879 J. R. Reynolds Syst. Med. V. 221 In the ‘spleno-lymphatic’ form [of leucocythæmia] an initial splenic enlargement is associated with glandular swellings, and in the ‘spleno-myelogenic’ form, with changes in the marrow.
spleno-medullary adj. /ˌsplɛnoʊˈmɛdəˌlɛri/, /ˌsplinoʊməˈdəl(ə)ri/, /ˌsplinoʊˈmɛdəˌlɛri/
Brit. /ˌspliːnəʊmᵻˈdʌl(ə)ri/
, /ˌspliːnəʊmᵻˈdʌl(ə)ri/U.S. /ˌsplɛnoʊməˈdəl(ə)ri/
, /ˌsplɛnoʊməˈdəl(ə)ri//ˌsplɛnoʊˈmɛdəˌlɛri//ˌsplinoʊməˈdəl(ə)ri//ˌsplinoʊˈmɛdəˌlɛri/ΚΠ
1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. IV. 591 Splenic or spleno-medullary leuchæmia.
spleno-myelogenic adj. /ˌsplinoʊˌmaɪəloʊˈdʒɛnɪk/ etc.
Brit. /ˌspliːnəʊmʌɪᵻlə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪk/
, /ˌspliːnəʊmʌɪᵻlə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪk/U.S. /ˌsplɛnoʊˌmaɪəloʊˈdʒɛnɪk/
, /ˌsplɛnoʊˌmaɪəloʊˈdʒɛnɪk//ˌsplinoʊˌmaɪəloʊˈdʒɛnɪk/ΚΠ
1879Spleno-myelogenic [see spleno-lymphatic adj.].
splenomegalia n. /ˌsplinoʊməˈɡeɪljə/, /ˌsplɛnoʊməˈɡeɪliə/, /ˌsplinoʊməˈɡeɪliə/
Brit. /ˌspliːnəʊmᵻˈɡeɪlɪə/
, /ˌspliːnəʊmᵻˈɡeɪlɪə/U.S. /ˌsplɛnoʊməˈɡeɪljə/
, /ˌsplɛnoʊməˈɡeɪljə//ˌsplinoʊməˈɡeɪljə//ˌsplɛnoʊməˈɡeɪliə//ˌsplinoʊməˈɡeɪliə/ΚΠ
1901 W. A. N. Dorland Illustr. Med. Dict. (ed. 2) Splenomegalia, Splenomegaly.
1952 Cole & Elman Textbk. Gen. Surg. (ed. 6) xxiv. 679 The typical case of hemolytic jaundice or anemia is diagnosed without difficulty. Cardinal manifestations are slight to moderate jaundice, splenomegalia, and anemia of the spherocytic, reticulocytic type.
spleno-megaly n. /ˌspliːnə(ʊ)ˈmɛɡl̩i/, /ˌsplinoʊˈmɛɡəli/ [Greek μεγάλ-, μέγας large] enlargement of the spleen.
Brit. /ˌspliːnə(ʊ)ˈmɛɡəli/
, /ˌspliːnə(ʊ)ˈmɛɡəli//ˌspliːnə(ʊ)ˈmɛɡl̩i/U.S. /ˌsplɛnoʊˈmɛɡəli/
, /ˌsplɛnoʊˈmɛɡəli//ˌsplinoʊˈmɛɡəli/ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > glandular disorders > [noun] > disorders of spleen
elf-cake1579
ague cake1597
splenitis1753
lienitis1845
perisplenitis1881
wandering spleen1897
splenohepatomegaly1900
spleno-megaly1900
hypersplenism1914
hyposplenism1914
splenosis1939
1898 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. V. 539 Splenic anæmia is the name by which the disease is best known in this country; but it has also been called..spleno-megalie primitive; under the last name chiefly it is described in French literature.]
1900 W. A. N. Dorland Amer. Illustr. Med. Dict. 621/2 Splenomegalia, splenomegaly, enlargement of the spleen.
1903 T. K. Monro Man. Med. 316 (heading) Splenic anæmia (primary splenomegaly).
1974 Trypanosomiasis & Leishmaniasis: Ciba Found. Symp. 1973 207 Symptoms like marked general lymphadenopathy and splenomegaly should be considered as signs of activation of the immune apparatus.
splenomegalic adj. /ˌsplinoʊməˈɡælɪk/
Brit. /ˌspliːnəʊmᵻˈɡalɪk/
, /ˌspliːnəʊmᵻˈɡalɪk/U.S. /ˌsplɛnoʊməˈɡælɪk/
, /ˌsplɛnoʊməˈɡælɪk//ˌsplinoʊməˈɡælɪk/ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > glandular disorders > [adjective] > disorders of spleen
splenetic?1543
splenitic1578
spleenish1598
splenatic1607
splenitive1633
milt-grown1662
splenic1867
perisplenitic1899
splenomegalic1900
hyposplenic1941
hypersplenic1946
1900 Guy's Hosp. Rep. 54 1 Splenomegalic cirrhosis of the liver.
1908 Practitioner Apr. 456 Two typical cases of splenomegalic polycythæmia.
splenopexia n. /ˌsplinoʊˈpɛksiə/
Brit. /ˌspliːnə(ʊ)ˈpɛksɪə/
, /ˌspliːnə(ʊ)ˈpɛksɪə/U.S. /ˌsplɛnoʊˈpɛksiə/
, /ˌsplɛnoʊˈpɛksiə//ˌsplinoʊˈpɛksiə/ΚΠ
1903 W. A. N. Dorland Illustr. Med. Dict. (ed. 3) Splenopexia, Splenopexis, Splenopexy.
splenopexis n. /ˌsplinoʊˈpɛksəs/
Brit. /ˌspliːnə(ʊ)ˈpɛksɪs/
, /ˌspliːnə(ʊ)ˈpɛksɪs/U.S. /ˌsplɛnoʊˈpɛksəs/
, /ˌsplɛnoʊˈpɛksəs//ˌsplinoʊˈpɛksəs/ΚΠ
1903 W. A. N. Dorland Illustr. Med. Dict. (ed. 3) Splenopexia, Splenopexis, Splenopexy.
splenopexy n. /ˈsplinoʊˌpɛksi/ [-pexy comb. form] surgical fixation of a wandering spleen.
Brit. /ˈspliːnə(ʊ)pɛksi/
, /ˈspliːnə(ʊ)pɛksi/U.S. /ˈsplɛnoʊˌpɛksi/
, /ˈsplɛnoʊˌpɛksi//ˈsplinoʊˌpɛksi/ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > fixation and repair operations > [noun] > fixation > of specific parts
nephrorrhaphy1885
hysterorrhaphy1886
hysteropexy1889
orchidopexy1893
rectopexy1895
colopexy1896
nephropexy1897
splenopexy1897
omentopexy1905
typhlopexy1913
orchiopexy1931
1897 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 16 Jan. 133/2 The great difference between splenectomy and splenopexy is that in the former case the individual is deprived of an organ, and, although we do not know with any degree of precision what its real use is, we are nevertheless bound to display caution in dealing with it.
1898 W. Rose & A. Carless Man. Surg. 900 Splenopexy, as the operation is termed.
1903 W. A. N. Dorland Illustr. Med. Dict. (ed. 3) Splenopexia, Splenopexis, Splenopexy.
1923 Pool & Stillman Surg. Spleen v. 88 Although the immediate results of splenopexy are claimed to be favorable, the late results are uncertain.
1924 H. W. Carson Mod. Operat. Surg. I. 675 Wandering spleen cannot be cured by splenopexy, and removal is indicated.
1955 R. T. Shackelford Bickham-Callander Surg. Alimentary Tract II. vi. 996 The fixation (splenopexy) of a ‘wandering spleen’..has been abandoned. Splenectomy rather than splenopexy is indicated.
splenoportography n. /ˌsplinoʊˌpɔrˈtɑɡrəfi/ [ < French splénoportographie (G. Sotgiu et al. 1952, in La Presse Médicale LX. 1295/1)] radiography of the hepatic portal system following the introduction of a contrast medium into the spleen to make the system detectable.
Brit. /ˌspliːnəʊpɔːˈtɒɡrəfi/
, /ˌspliːnəʊpɔːˈtɒɡrəfi/U.S. /ˌsplɛnoʊˌpɔrˈtɑɡrəfi/
, /ˌsplɛnoʊˌpɔrˈtɑɡrəfi//ˌsplinoʊˌpɔrˈtɑɡrəfi/ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > healing > diagnosis or prognosis > radiography or radiology > [noun] > examination of specific parts
arthrography1857
pyelography1906
renography1911
ureterography1912
pneumoventriculography1918
ventriculography1918
encephalography1922
cholecystography1925
urography1925
arteriography1928
angiography1930
sialography1931
pneumoencephalography1932
planigraphy1933
urethrography1933
lymphography1935
placentography1935
salpingography1935
venography1935
cholangiography1936
mammography1937
myelography1937
phlebography1937
angiocardiography1938
neuroradiology1938
lymphangiography1941
nephrography1947
splenoportography1953
pancreatography1955
sinography1957
pharyngography1981
1953 Ann. Surg. CXXXVIII. 582/2 It employs the visualization of the splenic and portal veins by roentgenographic examination. This is accomplished by injecting contrast media directly into the spleen... Sotgiu, Cacciari and Frassineti, working in Bologne, reported favorable results in four patients. It is from these authors that we have borrowed the term ‘Splenoportography’.
1980 Rec. Adv. Surg. X. 5 Pre-operative determination by means of..splenoportography..and selective arteriography..are important.
splenoportogram n. /ˌsplinoʊˈpɔrdəˌɡræm/ a radiograph obtained in this way.
Brit. /ˌspliːnə(ʊ)ˈpɔːtəɡram/
, /ˌspliːnə(ʊ)ˈpɔːtəɡram/U.S. /ˌsplɛnoʊˈpɔrdəˌɡræm/
, /ˌsplɛnoʊˈpɔrdəˌɡræm//ˌsplinoʊˈpɔrdəˌɡræm/ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > healing > diagnosis or prognosis > radiography or radiology > [noun] > an X-radiograph > of specific parts
pyelograph1913
pyelogram1914
ventriculogram1918
urogram1925
cholecystogram1927
encephalogram1928
arteriogram1929
sialogram1931
phlebogram1933
pneumoencephalogram1935
venogram1935
mammogram1937
myelogram1937
angiocardiogram1939
splenoportogram1953
placentogram1959
sinogram1961
phlebograph1967
mammograph1968
1953 Ann. Surg. CXXXVIII. 583/2 The splenoportogram for this patient..demonstrated a well functioning portacaval shunt in the three-second film which was taken during the injection of the last 5 cc. of the opaque media.
1969 S. I. Schwartz Princ. Surg. xxix. 1052/1 (caption) Normal splenoportogram. Note site of injection in spleen and diffusion of radiopaque material through organ.
splenorenal adj. /ˌsplinoʊˈrin(ə)l/ connecting the spleen and a kidney.
Brit. /ˌspliːnə(ʊ)ˈriːnl/
, /ˌspliːnə(ʊ)ˈriːnl/U.S. /ˌsplɛnoʊˈrin(ə)l/
, /ˌsplɛnoʊˈrin(ə)l//ˌsplinoʊˈrin(ə)l/ΘΚΠ
the world > life > the body > secretory organs > gland > specific glands > [adjective] > spleen
splenetic?1543
splenitic1578
splenetical1599
splenic1619
splenatic1621
lienous1657
lienary1684
lienal1879
perisplenic1883
splenorenal1945
the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > operations on specific parts or conditions > [adjective] > operations on spleen or kidney
splenorenal1945
1945 Ann. Surg. CXXII. 479 It is undesirable..to resort to the use of a vein graft in the performance of a splenorenal anastomosis.
1974 R. M. Kirk et al. Surgery vi. 108/1 (caption) Portal venous hypertension is reduced by portacaval or splenorenal shunt.
1976 Lancet 11 Dec. 1300/2 Our results suggest that hypergastrinæmia is more likely to follow portacaval than splenorenal anastomosis.
spleno-typhoid n. /ˌsplinoʊˈmɛɡəli/ typhoid fever complicated with disorder of the spleen.
Brit. /ˌspliːnə(ʊ)ˈtʌɪfɔɪd/
, /ˌspliːnə(ʊ)ˈtʌɪfɔɪd/U.S. /ˌsplɛnoʊˈmɛɡəli/
, /ˌsplɛnoʊˈmɛɡəli//ˌsplinoʊˈmɛɡəli/ΚΠ
1896 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. I. 833 Spleno-typhoid occupies a somewhat different position.
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