splenectopia

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splenectopia /sple·nec·to·pia/ (sple″nek-to´pe-ah) displacement of the spleen; floating spleen.

splen·ec·to·pi·a (spl

k-t

, spl

k-) or sple·nec·to·py (spl

-n

-p

)

1. Displacement of the spleen.

2. Presence of deposits of splenic tissue, usually in the region of the spleen.

splenectopia, splenectopy

see splenic displacement.

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