splenulus

ac·ces·so·ry spleen

[TA]

one of the small globular masses of splenic tissue occasionally found in the region of the spleen, in one of the peritoneal folds or elsewhere.

Synonym(s): splen accessorius [TA], lien accessorius ☆ , lien succenturiatus, lienculus, lienunculus, spleneolus, spleniculus, splenule, splenulus, splenunculus

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splenulus

, splenunculus (splĕn′ū-lŭs) [L., a little spleen]

A rudimentary or accessory spleen.

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