Definition of Asplenia

1. Noun. Absence of normal spleen function. ¹

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Medical Definition of Asplenia

1. Congenital absence of the spleen. Functional asplenia, absence of splenic function due to spontaneous infarction of the spleen, as occurs in sickle cell anaemia. Produces Heinz and Howell-Jolly bodies in the blood. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Asplenia

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