autosplenectomy

English

Etymology

From auto- +‎ splenectomy.

Noun

autosplenectomy (plural autosplenectomies)

  1. (medicine) Disease-induced progressive shrinkage and nonfunctionalisation of the spleen.

Derived terms

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