asplenia

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noun

Anatomical absence of the spleen (after splenectomy or congenitally).

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Meanings

nounasplenia (uncountable)
  1. Absence of normal function of the spleen, from any cause:
    1. uncountablebiologyAnatomical absence of the spleen (after splenectomy or congenitally).
    2. uncountablebiologyPhysiological absence of splenic function; either substantial or total splenic dysfunction; splenic nonfunction.

Synonyms & antonyms

Narrower
congenital aspleniaacquired asplenia
Also see
alienia

Origin

From a- + splen- + -ia.

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Translations

Arabic اِنْعِْدَام الطِحَال
  • اِنْعِْدَام الطِحَال (inʕidām aṭ-ṭiḥāl)absence of normal spleen function
Chinese Mandarin 無脾 /无脾, 無脾症 /无脾症
  • 無脾 /无脾 (wúpí)absence of normal spleen function
  • 無脾症 /无脾症 (wúpízhèng)absence of normal spleen function
Dutch asplenie
  • asplenieabsence of normal spleen function
Finnish asplenia
  • aspleniaabsence of normal spleen function
French asplénie
  • asplénieabsence of normal spleen function
German Asplenie
  • Asplenieabsence of normal spleen function
Indonesian asplenia
  • aspleniaabsence of normal spleen function
Italian iposplenismo, asplenia
  • iposplenismoabsence of normal spleen function
  • aspleniaabsence of normal spleen function
  • alieniaabsence of normal spleen function
Japanese 無脾症
  • 無脾症 (muhishō)absence of normal spleen function
Korean 무비증
  • 무비증 (mubijeung)absence of normal spleen function
Polish asplenia
  • aspleniaabsence of normal spleen function
Portuguese asplenia
  • aspleniaabsence of normal spleen function
Russian асплени́я
  • асплени́я (aspleníja)absence of normal spleen function
Spanish asplenia
  • aspleniaabsence of normal spleen function

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

epinasal
Cite this entry
APA

asplenia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asplenia

MLA

“asplenia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asplenia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “asplenia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asplenia.

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