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spleniculus Med.|splɪˈnɪkjuːləs|
[mod.L., f. L. splen spleen n. + -iculus, diminutive ending.]
A detached portion of the spleen, a small accessory spleen.
[1848Quain & Sharpey Elem. Anat. (ed. 5) II. 1089 These are commonly named accessory or supplementary spleens (splenculi [sic, bis], lienculi). ]1897Brit. Med. Jrnl. 16 Jan. 145/2 A spleniculus was left [after splenectomy], and that patient did not suffer from any of these symptoms. 1939McNee & McMichael in H. Rolleston Brit. Encycl. Med. Pract. XI. 402 In the neighbourhood of the spleen there are usually some small haemolymph glands or spleniculi... Their enlargement may cause persistence of clinical symptoms after splenectomy. 1973A. I. S. MacPherson et al. Spleen iii. 97 Spleniculi or accessory spleens are found in 10 to 20 percent of all post-mortem examinations. |