Diseases

Hypersplenism

Condition characterized by splenomegaly, some reduction in the number of circulating blood cells in the presence of a normal or hyperactive bone marrow, and the potential for reversal by splenectomy.

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Condition characterized by splenomegaly, some reduction in the number of circulating blood cells in the presence of a normal or hyperactive bone marrow, and the potential for reversal by splenectomy.

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4 entry terms
  • Anemia, Splenic
  • Anemias, Splenic
  • Splenic Anemia
  • Splenic Anemias

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

increase in splenic hemolytic function: do not confuse with SPLENOMEGALY, increase in spleen size

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History Note

66; ANEMIA, SPLENIC was heading 1963-83, was see under HYPERSPLENISM 1982-83

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hypersplenism. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006971. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006971
  2. Hypersplenism. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q473456