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| results from the failure of fusion of separate splenic masses forming on the dorsal mesogastrium |
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| a metabolic disorder marked by amyloid deposits in organs and tissue |
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| autoimmune hemolytic anemia |
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| anemia caused by antibodies produced by the patient's own immune system |
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| process by which the spleen removes abnormal red blood cells as they pass through |
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| one of the ligaments between the stomach and spleen that helps to hold the spleen in place |
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| one of the storage disease in which fat and proteins are deposited abnormally in the body |
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| oxygen-binding protein found in red blood cells |
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| anemia resulting from hemolysis of red blood cells |
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| pigment released from the hemoglobin process |
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| a malignant disease that involves lymphoid tissue |
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| an interruption in the blood supply to an area that may lead to necrosis of the area |
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| within the peritoneal cavity |
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| left uper quadrant of the abdomen that contains the left lobe of the liver, the spleen, and the stomach |
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| abnormal decrease of white blood corpuscles; may by drug induced |
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one of the ligaments that helps to hold the spleen in its place
(attachment of spleen to kidney) |
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| an alkaline fluidfound in the lymphatic vessels |
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| small masses found in the white pulp; lymph node in the spleen |
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| an acute infection caused by the epstein-barr virus that most commonly affects teenagers and young adults; symptoms include fever, sore throat, enlarged lymph nodes, abnormal lymphocysts, and hepatosplenomegaly |
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| a malignant disease of lymphoid tissue seen in increased frequency in individuals over 50 years of age |
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| process by which the red pulp destroys the degenerating red blood cells |
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| the ligament between the spleen and the colon |
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| process by which the spleen removes nuclei from blood cells without destroying the erythrocytes |
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| the excess of red blood cells |
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| chronic, life-shortening condition of unknown cause involving bone marrow elements; characterized by an increase in red blood cells mass and hemoglobin concentration |
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| condition in which there is more than one spleen |
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| consists of reticular cells and fibers (cords of billroth); surrounds the splenic sinuses |
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| certain phagocytic cells (found in the liver and spleen) make up the reticuloendothelial system; plays a role in the synthesis of blood proteins and hemopoiesis |
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| inherited disorder transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait that causes an abnormality of the globin genes in hemoglobin |
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| condition in sickle cell anemia in which the sickled cells interfere with oxygen transport, obstruct capillary blood flow, and cause fever and severe pain in the joints and abdomen |
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| condition in which erythrocytes assume a spheroid shape; hereditary |
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| complete absence of the spleen |
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| branch of the celiac axis; tortuous course toward the spleen; serces as the superior border of the pancreas |
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| located in the middle of the spleen; site where vessels and lymph nodes enter and exit the spleen |
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| long irregular channels lined by endothelial cells or flattened reticular cells |
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| leaves the splenic hilum, travels transversely through the upper abdomen to join with the superior mesenteric vein to form the main portal vein; serves as the posterior medial border of the pancreas |
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| enlargement of the spleen |
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| group of hereditary anemias occurring in Asian and Mediterranean populations |
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| spleen that has migrated from its normal location in the left upper quadrant |
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| cells that defend the body by destroying invading microorganisms and their toxins |
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consists of lymphatic tissue and
lymphatic follicles |
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