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splenosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
spleno-sis
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Formation of mini-spleens in other parts of the body, from the lodging of splenic tissue fragments in other regions, of limited splenic function.

noun

A mini-organ resulting from an incidence of such.

Etymology

From spleno- + -osis. By surface analysis, splen- + -osis.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

splenoses (plural)

Questions

What does splenosis mean?
Formation of mini-spleens in other parts of the body, from the lodging of splenic tissue fragments in other regions, of limited splenic function.
Where does splenosis come from?
From spleno- + -osis. By surface analysis, splen- + -osis.

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