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splenohepatomegaly

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splenohepatomegaly /sple·no·hep·a·to·meg·a·ly/ (sple″no-hep″ah-to-meg´ah-le) hepatosplenomegaly.
sple·no·hep·a·to·meg·a·ly (spln-hp-t-mg-l, -h-pt-)
n.
Enlargement of the spleen and the liver.

splenohepatomegaly
[splē′nōhep′ətōmeg′əlē]
Etymology: Gk, splen, spleen, hepar, liver, megas, great
an abnormal simultaneous increase in the sizes of the liver and spleen.

hepatosplenomegaly [hep″ah-to-sple″no-meg´ah-le]
enlargement of the liver and spleen.

splenohepatomegaly
enlargement of the spleen and liver.


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In cases such as this, in which pleural fluid eosinophilia is accompanied by peripheral eosinophilia and splenohepatomegaly, underlying malignancies such as Hodgkin lymphoma should be ruled out.
 
 
 
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