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Chapter 8
Lymph
Term | Definition |
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asplenia | absence of a spleen or of spleen function |
hepatosplenomegaly | enlargement of the liver and spleen |
lymphocyte | lymph cell |
lymphopenia | abnormal deficiency in lymph |
splenectopy | displacement of the spleen; sometimes called floating spleen |
splenolysis | breakdown (destruction) of spleen tissue |
splenomalacia | softening of the spleen |
splenomegaly | enlargement of the spleen |
splenoptosis | downward displacement (drooping) of the spleen |
thymic hyperplasia | overdevelopment of the thymus |