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asplenia

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Absence of normal function of the spleen, from any cause:

Anatomical absence of the spleen (after splenectomy or congenitally).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

Absence of normal function of the spleen, from any cause:

Physiological absence of splenic function; either substantial or total splenic dysfunction; splenic nonfunction.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

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Synonyms: none provided

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History

Etymology

From a- + splen- + -ia.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: اِنْعِْدَام الطِحَال (inʕidām aṭ-ṭiḥāl) — absence of normal spleen function
  • Armenian: անփայծաղություն (anpʻaycaġutʻyun) — absence of normal spleen function
  • Armenian: ասպլենիա (asplenia) — absence of normal spleen function
  • Chinese Mandarin: 無脾 /无脾 (wúpí) — absence of normal spleen function
  • Chinese Mandarin: 無脾症 /无脾症 (wúpízhèng) — absence of normal spleen function
  • Dutch: asplenie — absence of normal spleen function
  • Finnish: asplenia — absence of normal spleen function
  • French: asplénie — absence of normal spleen function
  • German: Asplenie — absence of normal spleen function
  • Indonesian: asplenia — absence of normal spleen function
  • Italian: iposplenismo — absence of normal spleen function
  • Italian: asplenia — absence of normal spleen function
  • Italian: alienia — absence of normal spleen function
  • Japanese: 無脾症 (muhishō) — absence of normal spleen function
  • Korean: 무비증 (mubijeung) — absence of normal spleen function
  • Polish: asplenia — absence of normal spleen function
  • Portuguese: asplenia — absence of normal spleen function
  • Russian: асплени́я (aspleníja) — absence of normal spleen function
  • Spanish: asplenia — absence of normal spleen function