Definition of splenitis in English:
splenitis
noun splɪˈnʌɪtɪsspliˈnaɪdɪs
mass nounMedicine Inflammation of the spleen.
Example sentencesExamples
- General autopsy findings were significant for candidal bronchopneumonia and splenitis, hepatic granulomas consistent with chronic transfusion therapy, and bilateral renal glomerulosclerosis.
- A search of the literature revealed scant testing of the alleged association of acute splenitis with systemic infection and no criteria for diagnosing acute splenitis.
- At autopsy, mild acute splenitis and recurrent nodular sclerosis Hodgkin disease were found in fibrosed mediastinal nodes.
Definition of splenitis in US English:
splenitis
nounspliˈnaɪdɪssplēˈnīdis
Medicine Inflammation of the spleen.
Example sentencesExamples
- General autopsy findings were significant for candidal bronchopneumonia and splenitis, hepatic granulomas consistent with chronic transfusion therapy, and bilateral renal glomerulosclerosis.
- At autopsy, mild acute splenitis and recurrent nodular sclerosis Hodgkin disease were found in fibrosed mediastinal nodes.
- A search of the literature revealed scant testing of the alleged association of acute splenitis with systemic infection and no criteria for diagnosing acute splenitis.