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splenomegaly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables
splenomegaly
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Enlargement of the spleen (process); an enlargement of the spleen (instance).

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From spleno- + -megaly.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

splenomegalies (plural)

Phrases

tropical splenomegaly syndrome

Frequently Paired Words

hepatosplenomegaly hypersplenia hypersplenic hypersplenism splenomegalic

Questions

What does splenomegaly mean?
Enlargement of the spleen (process); an enlargement of the spleen (instance).
Where does splenomegaly come from?
From spleno- + -megaly.

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