Diseases

Splenomegaly

Enlargement of the spleen.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Enlargement of the spleen.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Enlarged Spleen
  • Spleen, Enlarged

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Aspects Covered

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

do not confuse with HYPERSPLENISM, increase in splenic hemolytic function; IM only if point of article; do not index at all if the usual symptom of a disease; NIM if merely one of many symptoms in article

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WH 600

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Splenomegaly. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013163. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013163
  2. Splenomegaly. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splenomegaly
  3. Splenomegaly. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1129121