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Splenomegaly

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Definition: Enlargement of the spleen.  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   
See Also Hypersplenism 		Other names Enlarged Spleen; Spleen, Enlarged
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Banti's syndrome  0   *Hypertension, Portal *Liver Cirrhosis *Pancytopenia *Splenomegaly.
Tang Hsi Ryu syndrome  0   *Nervous System Diseases *Hepatomegaly *Pigmentation Disorders *Splenomegaly.
Myeloid splenomegaly  0   *Osteolysis, Essential *Splenomegaly.
Dykes Markes Harper syndrome  0   *Hepatomegaly *Cerebellar Diseases *Ichthyosis *Splenomegaly.

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