splenomegaly

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noun

Enlargement of the spleen (process); an enlargement of the spleen (instance).

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Meanings

nounsplenomegaly (countable and uncountable, plural splenomegalies)

plural splenomegalies

  1. countableuncountablemedicineEnlargement of the spleen (process); an enlargement of the spleen (instance).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
megalosplenia

Origin

From spleno- + -megaly.

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Translations

Catalan esplenomegàlia
  • esplenomegàliaenlargement of the spleen
Czech splenomegalie
  • splenomegalieenlargement of the spleen
Dutch splenomegalie
  • splenomegalieenlargement of the spleen
Finnish splenomegalia, pernan suurentuma
  • splenomegaliaenlargement of the spleen
  • pernan suurentumaenlargement of the spleen
French splénomégalie
  • splénomégalieenlargement of the spleen
German Splenomegalie
  • Splenomegalieenlargement of the spleen
Hindi स्प्लेनोमेगाली
  • स्प्लेनोमेगाली (splenomegālī)enlargement of the spleen
Hungarian lépmegnagyobbodás
  • lépmegnagyobbodásenlargement of the spleen
Indonesian splenomegali
  • splenomegalienlargement of the spleen
Italian splenomegalia
  • splenomegaliaenlargement of the spleen
Japanese 脾腫
  • 脾腫 (pízhǒng)enlargement of the spleen
Polish splenomegalia
  • splenomegaliaenlargement of the spleen
Portuguese esplenomegalia
  • esplenomegaliaenlargement of the spleen
Romanian splenomegalie
  • splenomegalieenlargement of the spleen
Russian спленомегалия
  • спленомегалия (splenomegalija)enlargement of the spleen
Spanish esplenomegalia
  • esplenomegaliaenlargement of the spleen
Swedish splenomegali
  • splenomegalienlargement of the spleen
Tagalog malakimpali
  • malakimpalienlargement of the spleen
Turkish hipersplenizm
  • hipersplenizmenlargement of the spleen
Ukrainian спленомегалія
  • спленомегалія (splenomehalija)enlargement of the spleen
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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