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SPLENOMEGALY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An abnormal enlargement of the spleen
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("splenomegaly" is a kind of...):
hypertrophy (abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ)
Context examples:
Condition characterized by splenomegaly, some reduction in the number of circulating blood cells in the presence of a normal or hyperactive bone marrow, and the potential for reversal by splenectomy.
(Hypersplenism, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Most patients are middle-aged to elderly adults and present with splenomegaly and pancytopenia.
(Hairy cell leukemia, NCI Thesaurus/WHO)
Signs and symptoms include fever, lymphadenopathy, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, and pancytopenia.
(Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, NCI Thesaurus)
There is a wide range of signs and symptoms including hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, hearing loss, respiratory infections, mental retardation, skeletal abnormalities, leveled nasal bridge and protruding forehead.
(Alpha-Mannosidosis, NCI Thesaurus)
Signs and symptoms include painful cutaneous photosensitivity leading to blistering and scarring of the exposed skin areas, erythrodontia, red discoloration of urine, hemolytic anemia, and splenomegaly.
(Erythropoietic Protoporphyria, NCI Thesaurus)
Clinically, there is no evidence of palpable hepatomegaly and splenomegaly, malabsorption syndrome, or pathologic fractures.
(Indolent Systemic Mastocytosis, NCI Thesaurus)
Clinical symptoms include hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, portal hypertension, malabsorption syndrome, and pathologic fractures.
(Aggressive Systemic Mastocytosis, NCI Thesaurus)
Cutaneous leishmaniasis causes skin ulcers; mucocutaneous leishmaniasis causes destructive lesions of the mucous membranes of the nose, mouth, and throat; visceral leishmaniasis is the most severe form of the disease and is manifested with anemia, weight loss, hepatomegaly and splenomegaly.
(Leishmaniasis, NCI Thesaurus)
