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Meaning of "splenomegaly" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SPLENOMEGALY

From Greek splēno-, from splēnspleen + megalo-, from megas large + -y³.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SPLENOMEGALY

splenomegaly  [ˌspliːnəʊˈmɛɡəlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPLENOMEGALY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Splenomegaly is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SPLENOMEGALY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Splenomegaly

Splenomegaly is an enlargement of the spleen. The spleen usually lies in the left upper quadrant of the human abdomen. It is one of the four cardinal signs of hypersplenism, some reduction in the number of circulating blood cells affecting granulocytes, erythrocytes or platelets in any combination; a compensatory proliferative response in the bone marrow; and the potential for correction of these abnormalities by splenectomy. Splenomegaly is usually associated with increased workload, which suggests that it is a response to hyperfunction. It is therefore not surprising that splenomegaly is associated with any disease process that involves abnormal red blood cells being destroyed in the spleen. Other common causes include congestion due to portal hypertension and infiltration by leukemias and lymphomas. Thus, the finding of an enlarged spleen, along with caput medusa, is an important sign of portal hypertension. Normal spleen...

Definition of splenomegaly in the English dictionary

The definition of splenomegaly in the dictionary is abnormal enlargement of the spleen.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPLENOMEGALY


acromegaly
ˌækrəʊˈmɛɡəlɪ
argali
ˈɑːɡəlɪ
beggarly
ˈbɛɡəlɪ
cardiomegaly
ˌkɑːdɪəʊˈmɛɡəlɪ
eagerly
ˈiːɡəlɪ
egally
ˈiːɡəlɪ
frugally
ˈfruːɡəlɪ
giggly
ˈɡɪɡəlɪ
hepatomegaly
ˌhɛpətəʊˈmɛɡəlɪ
illegally
ɪˈliːɡəlɪ
jiggly
ˈdʒɪɡəlɪ
jingly
ˈdʒɪŋɡəlɪ
jungly
ˈdʒʌŋɡəlɪ
legally
ˈliːɡəlɪ
meagerly
ˈmiːɡəlɪ
meagrely
ˈmiːɡəlɪ
mygale
ˈmɪɡəlɪ
niggly
ˈnɪɡəlɪ
regally
ˈriːɡəlɪ
vulgarly
ˈvʌlɡəlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPLENOMEGALY

splendorous
splendour
splendrous
splenectomies
splenectomise
splenectomize
splenectomy
splenetic
splenetical
splenetically
splenial
splenial bone
splenic
splenii
splenisation
splenitis
splenium
splenius
splenization
spleuchan

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPLENOMEGALY

anencephaly
anomaly
bialy
brachycephaly
coaly
gravity anomaly
Healy
hydrocephaly
Italy
macrocephaly
magnetic anomaly
mealy
mean anomaly
microcephaly
Offaly
paly
plagiocephaly
scaly
shaly
Thessaly

Synonyms and antonyms of splenomegaly in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «splenomegaly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPLENOMEGALY

Find out the translation of splenomegaly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of splenomegaly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «splenomegaly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

脾大
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

esplenomegalia
570 millions of speakers

English

splenomegaly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तिल्ली का बढ़ना
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

تضخم الطحال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

спленомегалия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

esplenomegalia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্প্লেনোমেগালি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

splénomégalie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Splenomegaly
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Splenomegalie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

脾腫
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비장 비대
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Splenomegaly
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

lách to
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மண்ணீரல் பிதுக்கம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्प्लेनोमेगाली
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

splenomegali
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

splenomegalia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

powiększenie śledziony
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

спленомегалія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

splenomegalie
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

σπληνομεγαλία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

splenomegalie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

splenomegali
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

splenomegali
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of splenomegaly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPLENOMEGALY»

The term «splenomegaly» is regularly used and occupies the 104.775 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPLENOMEGALY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about splenomegaly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPLENOMEGALY»

Discover the use of splenomegaly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to splenomegaly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Hospital Medicine
Malignant disease with splenomegaly often is accompanied by anemia. However , if anemia is the predominant abnormality and the blood smear shows abnormal red-cell morphology such as spherocytes (Table 89.2), then a hemolytic anemia ...
Robert M. Wachter, Lee Goldman (MD.), Harry Hollander, 2005
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Portal Hypertension: Pathogenesis and Management
Introduction Splenomegaly is a common finding in patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension. It is usually asymptomatic but may cause hypersplenism. Thrombocytopenia is the most frequent manifestation of hypersplenism and may  ...
Almed Helmy, 2006
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Differential Diagnosis in Internal Medicine: From Symptom to ...
Fever and Splenomegaly Splenomegaly and fever frequently occur in lympho- proliferative diseases as well as infections, rarely in reti- culoendotheliosis and chronic hemolytic anemia. The most important clinical pictures associated with ...
Walter Siegenthaler, 2007
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Textbook of Small Animal Surgery
Hyperplastic splenomegaly is associated with subacute and chronic diseases, such as immune-mediated hemolytic anemia, immune-mediated thrombocytopenia, drug-induced hemolytic anemias, anemias associated with phosphokinase ...
Douglas H. Slatter, 2003
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Hematology/oncology Secrets
This disorder may be associated with severe neutropenia and recurrent infections. Patients are usually older than 55 or 60 years of age and may have associated splenomegaly, positive rheumatoid factors, and additional immunocytope- nias.
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Management of the HIV-infected Patient
SPLENOMEGALY Splenomegaly is a frequent finding in association with HIV infection. Common causes are listed in Table 15.6. Splenomegaly is most often seen in association with generalised lymphadenopathy, and in acute HIV infection.
Suzanne Crowe, Jennifer Hoy, John Mills, 1996
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Disorders of Thrombosis and Hemostasis: Clinical and ...
Congestive splenomegaly is commonly associated with decreased numbers of circulating platelets. Such congestion has been termed "hypersplenism" to characterize the clinical and laboratory findings of splenic enlargement, circulating ...
Rodger L. Bick, 2002
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Principles of Medicine in Africa
Causes of splenomegaly Infections Common infections associated with splenomegaly Malaria, typhoid and other salmonelloses, any septicaemia, HIV, dengue fever and other arboviral infections, hepatitis, disseminated tuberculosis, infective ...
Eldryd Parry, 2004
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The Surgical Review: An Integrated Basic and Clinical ...
Splenomegaly Surgical consultation is frequently sought for splenomegaly. The differential diagnosis includes infectious, hematologic, neoplastic (both hematologic and nonhematologic), congestive, inflammatory, and infiltrative processes.
Pavan Atluri, 2005
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Atlas of Adult Physical Diagnosis
Splenomegaly Barkun AN, Camus M, Meager T. Splenic enlargement and Traube's space: how useful is percussion? Am J Med 1989;87:562-566. Percussion of Traube's space: supine, arm slightly abducted, percuss space defined by rib 6, ...
Dale Berg, Katherine Worzala, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPLENOMEGALY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term splenomegaly is used in the context of the following news items.
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Splenomegaly patient gets new life | Ranchi NYOOOZ
Surgery of Chaibasa based 17-year-old college girl Sunita Gope suffering from Splenomegaly was successfully done at RIMS after former Home Secretary and ... «NYOOOZ, Jun 15»
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Pocket-sized ultrasound device for accurate diagnosis of conditions …
The study evaluated the effectiveness of the PUD when testing for the following conditions: biliary-duct dilation, gallstones, ascites, splenomegaly, pleural ... «Economic Times, Apr 15»
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Hot topics in haematology
Furthermore, about 85 per cent of these patients have splenomegaly,” explained Dr Gisslinger. It was also extremely important to risk stratify patients using the ... «Irish Medical Times, Apr 15»
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ENCORE Clinical Data Published in The Lancet Suggest Treatment …
... anemia (low red blood cell count), thrombocytopenia (low blood platelet count), bone disease or hepatomegaly or splenomegaly (enlarged liver or spleen). «Yahoo Finance UK, Mar 15»
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Efficacy of bortezomib and thalidomide in the recrudescent form of …
Abdominal computed tomographic (CT) scan and ultrasonography revealed bilateral cervical, retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy and splenomegaly. The results ... «Nature.com, Mar 15»
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Novartis AG (NVS) To Soar On EU Approval For Jakavi As Blood …
The drug is already approved in almost 80 countries for treating disease-related splenomegaly and myelofibrosis including EU countries, Canada, Japan, and ... «Bidness ETC, Mar 15»
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NCCN Guide on CLL to Shift Toward Targeted Therapies
... blood correlates with better progression-free survival if the peripheral blood is negative for MRD and residual splenomegaly is not clinically significant. «Medscape, Mar 15»
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Results of pacritinib Phase 2 study in myelofibrosis patients …
Currently, myelofibrosis patients with anemia and thrombocytopenia have limited treatment options for splenomegaly and constitutional symptoms and these ... «News-Medical.net, Mar 15»
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Effect of Oral Eliglustat on Splenomegaly in Patients With Gaucher …
Results All patients had baseline splenomegaly and thrombocytopenia (mostly moderate or severe), most had mild or moderate hepatomegaly, and 20% had ... «JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, Feb 15»
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Cerdelga improves liver volume, other factors in Gaucher's disease
All patients had moderate or severe splenomegaly or thrombocytopenia at baseline, whereas some had mild or moderate hepatomegaly, and 20% of patients ... «Healio, Feb 15»

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