an enlargement of the spleen attributed to the agency of elves (cf. ague cake, n.).

An enlarged spleen (or occasionally liver) in a person suffering from malaria; (also) the condition of enlargement of the spleen, esp. in malaria…

Inflammation of the spleen, or a particular form of this.

Inflammation of the spleen; = splenitis, n.

Inflammation of the peritoneum covering the spleen; an instance of this.

Pathol. wandering spleen, wandering kidney, wandering liver: see quots.

= hepatosplenomegaly n. at hepato-, comb._form affix.

enlargement of the spleen.

over-activity of the spleen; spec. a condition characterized by a general destruction of blood cells, often associated with enlargement of the…

an abnormally low rate of activity of the spleen, esp. as regards the repair of damaged red blood cells.

The presence in the body of numerous separate pieces of living splenic tissue.