sago spleen

noun

A spleen in which amyloid has been deposited in the Malpighian corpuscles which appear as translucent, gray bodies that resemble the grains of the sago palm.

Meanings

nounsago spleen (plural sago spleens)

plural sago spleens

  1. A spleen in which amyloid has been deposited in the Malpighian corpuscles which appear as translucent, gray bodies that resemble the grains of the sago palm.
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