lieno-, lien- +
(Greek > Latin: spleen; a combining form denoting relationship to the spleen)
lienal
Pertaining to the spleen; splenic.
lienculus, lien accessorius
1. Splenculus, little spleen.
2. Splen accessorius, "accessory spleen"; a connected or detached outlying portion, or exclave, of the spleen.
2. Splen accessorius, "accessory spleen"; a connected or detached outlying portion, or exclave, of the spleen.
lienectomy
Splenectomy: excision of or an operation which removes the spleen.
lienitis
Splenitis: inflammation of the spleen, a condition usually produced by pyemia. It is attended by enlargement of the organ with pus and comes with much local pain.
lienocele
Hernia of the spleen.
lienography
1. Radiography of the spleen.
2. A written description of the spleen.
2. A written description of the spleen.
lieno-intestinal, lieno intestinal
A reference to or pertaining to the spleen and intestine.
lienomalacia
1. Abnormal softness of the spleen.
2. A softening of the spleen.
2. A softening of the spleen.
lienomedullary
A reference to or pertaining to the spleen and bone marrow.
lienometry
Determination of the size of the spleen.
lienomyelogenous
Formed in the spleen and bone marrow; splenomedullary.
lienomyelomalacia
Softening of the spleen and bone marrow.
lienopancreatic
A reference to the spleen and the pancreas.
Any disease of the spleen: Old Mrs. White wasn't feeling well at all, and after Dr. Black examined her, he told her that she had a case of lienopathy, an ailment of the large dark-red oval organ on her left side between her diaphragm and her stomach.
lienophrenic ligament
A peritoneal fold (smooth serous membrane which lines the cavity of the abdomen) which extends from the diaphragm (thin muscle below the lungs and heart that separates the chest from the abdomen) and the front part of the left kidney to a region of the spleen, conducting the splenic vessels from the back wall to the spleen.
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