spleno-

Word Origin

a combining form representing spleen, in compound words:

splenomegaly.

Also, especially before a vowel, splen-.

Origin

combining form representing Greek splḗn spleen

Related Word

splenomegaly

spleno-
combining form
⇨ see splen-

spleno-|ˈspliːnəʊ|a. Gr. σπληνο-, combining form of σπλήν spleen n., employed in a number of pathological and anatomical terms, as spˈlenocele, (see quot.); ˈsplenocyte [-cyte], one of the mononuclear leucocytes formerly thought to be characteristic of the spleen; spleˈnography, spleˈnology, spleˈnorrhagy, spleˈnotomy (Craig, 1849; cf. F. spléno-cèle, -graphie, etc.); ˌsplenohepatoˈmegaly [hepato-; cf. splenomegaly] = hepatosplenomegaly s.v. hepato-; spleno-lymphatic, -medullary, -myelogenic, etc.; splenomeˈgalia, -ˈmegaly [Gr. µεγάλ-, µέγας large], enlargement of the spleen; hence splenoˈmegalic a.; ˈsplenopexy [-pexy], surgical fixation of a wandering spleen; ˌsplenoporˈtography [ad. F. splénoportographie (G. Sotgiu et al. 1952, in La Presse Médicale LX. 1295/1)], radiography of the hepatic portal system following the introduction of a contrast medium into the spleen to make the system detectable; so splenoˈportogram, a radiograph obtained in this way; splenoˈrenal a., connecting the spleen and a kidney; spleno-typhoid, typhoid fever complicated with disorder of the spleen.The number of such compounds has been greatly increased by recent medical writers.1799Hooper Med. Dict., *Splenocele, a rupture of the spleen.1900Dorland Med. Dict. 621/1 *Splenocyte.1925Strong & Elwyn Bailey's Text-bk. Histol. (ed. 7) iv. 82 They are..free mesenchymal elements..aggregated in enormous numbers in the mammalian splenic pulp (splenocytes).1979Nature 18 Jan. 218/2 Some of these IFC were..cultured..in the presence of irradiated syngeneic splenocytes or thymocytes as feeder layer.1900Dorland Med. Dict. 621/1 *Splenohepatomegaly.1936Splenohepatomegaly [see lipoidosis].1879Reynolds Syst. Med. V. 221 In the ‘*spleno-lymphatic’ form [of leucocythæmia] an initial splenic enlargement is associated with glandular swellings, and in the ‘spleno-myelogenic’ form, with changes in the marrow.1897Allbutt's Syst. Med. IV. 591 Splenic or *spleno-medullary leuchæmia.[1898Allbutt's Syst. Med. V. 539 Splenic anæmia is the name by which the disease is best known in this country; but it has also been called..spleno-megalie primitive; under the last name chiefly it is described in French literature.]1900Dorland Med. Dict. 621/2 *Splenomegalia, splenomegaly, enlargement of the spleen.1952Cole & Elman Textbk. Gen. Surg. (ed. 6) xxiv. 679 The typical case of hemolytic jaundice or anemia is diagnosed without difficulty. Cardinal manifestations are slight to moderate jaundice, splenomegalia, and anemia of the spherocytic, reticulocytic type.1900Guy's Hosp. Rep. LIV. 1 *Splenomegalic cirrhosis of the liver.1900*Splenomegaly [see splenomegalia above].1903T. K. Monro Man. Med. 316 (heading) Splenic anæmia (primary splenomegaly).1974Trypanosomiasis & Leishmaniasis (Ciba Foundation) 207 Symptoms like marked general lymphadenopathy and splenomegaly should be considered as signs of activation of the immune apparatus.1879*Spleno-myelogenic [see spleno-lymphatic above].1897Brit. Med. Jrnl. 16 Jan. 133/2 The great difference between splenectomy and *splenopexy is that in the former case the individual is deprived of an organ, and, although we do not know with any degree of precision what its real use is, we are nevertheless bound to display caution in dealing with it.1923Pool & Stillman Surg. Spleen v. 88 Although the immediate results of splenopexy are claimed to be favorable, the late results are uncertain.1955R. T. Shackelford Surg. Alimentary Tract II. vi. 996 The fixation (splenopexy) of a ‘wandering spleen’..has been abandoned. Splenectomy rather than splenopexy is indicated.1953Ann. Surg. CXXXVIII. 583/2 The *splenoportogram for this patient..demonstrated a well functioning portacaval shunt in the three-second film which was taken during the injection of the last 5 cc. of the opaque media.1969S. I. Schwartz Princ. Surg. xxix. 1052/1 (caption) Normal splenoportogram. Note site of injection in spleen and diffusion of radiopaque material through organ.1953Ann. Surg. CXXXVIII. 582/2 It employs the visualization of the splenic and portal veins by roentgenographic examination. This is accomplished by injecting contrast media directly into the spleen... Sotgiu, Cacciari and Frassineti, working in Bologne, reported favorable results in four patients. It is from these authors that we have borrowed the term ‘*Splenoportography’.1980Rec. Adv. Surg. X. 5 Pre-operative determination by means of..splenoportography..and selective arteriography..are important.1945Ann. Surg. CXXII. 479 It is undesirable..to resort to the use of a vein graft in the performance of a *splenorenal anastomosis.1974R. M. Kirk et al. Surgery vi. 108/1 (caption) Portal venous hypertension is reduced by portacaval or splenorenal shunt.1976Lancet 11 Dec. 1300/2 Our results suggest that hypergastrinæmia is more likely to follow portacaval than splenorenal anastomosis.1868Guy's Hosp. Rep. XIII. 416 The operation of *splenotomy as a means of cure [for leucocythæmia] is physiologically unsound.1883Science I. 66/2 This diminution is most marked from a hundred and fifty to two hundred days after the splenotomy.1896Allbutt's Syst. Med. I. 833 *Spleno-typhoid occupies a somewhat different position.

spleno-

before vowels splen-, word-forming element meaning "spleen, spleen and," from comb. form of Greek splen (see spleen).

spleno- /ˈspli:nəʊ/ combining form. Before a vowel also splen-.

ORIGIN: Greek splēno-, from splēn spleen: see -o-.

Anatomy & Medicine. Of, pertaining to, or involving the spleen.

DERIVATIVE splenocyte noun a mononuclear leucocyte of a type formerly thought characteristic of the spleen E20.
splenoˈmegaly noun abnormal enlargement of the spleen E20.
splenoˈportogram noun a radiograph obtained by splenoportography M20.
splenoporˈtography noun radiography of the hepatic portal system following the introduction of a contrast medium into the spleen M20.
splenoˈrenal adjective (of an anastomosis or shunt) connecting the splenic and left renal veins M20.

spleno-
— see splen-

词汇	spleno-
词根词缀	AHD Dictionary.com MWCD OED Online Etymology Dictionary SOED Webster spleno- 或 splen- pref.（前缀） Spleen: 脾，脾脏： splenomegaly. 脾大语源 Greek splēno- 希腊语 splēno- from splēn [spleen] 源自 splēn [脾] spleno- Word Origin 1 a combining form representing spleen, in compound words: splenomegaly. Also, especially before a vowel, splen-. Origin combining form representing Greek splḗn spleen Related Word splenomegaly spleno- combining form ⇨ see splen- spleno-\|ˈspliːnəʊ\|a. Gr. σπληνο-, combining form of σπλήν spleen n., employed in a number of pathological and anatomical terms, as spˈlenocele, (see quot.); ˈsplenocyte [-cyte], one of the mononuclear leucocytes formerly thought to be characteristic of the spleen; spleˈnography, spleˈnology, spleˈnorrhagy, spleˈnotomy (Craig, 1849; cf. F. spléno-cèle, -graphie, etc.); ˌsplenohepatoˈmegaly [hepato-; cf. splenomegaly] = hepatosplenomegaly s.v. hepato-; spleno-lymphatic, -medullary, -myelogenic, etc.; splenomeˈgalia, -ˈmegaly [Gr. µεγάλ-, µέγας large], enlargement of the spleen; hence splenoˈmegalic a.; ˈsplenopexy [-pexy], surgical fixation of a wandering spleen; ˌsplenoporˈtography [ad. F. splénoportographie (G. Sotgiu et al. 1952, in La Presse Médicale LX. 1295/1)], radiography of the hepatic portal system following the introduction of a contrast medium into the spleen to make the system detectable; so splenoˈportogram, a radiograph obtained in this way; splenoˈrenal a., connecting the spleen and a kidney; spleno-typhoid, typhoid fever complicated with disorder of the spleen.The number of such compounds has been greatly increased by recent medical writers.1799Hooper Med. Dict., *Splenocele, a rupture of the spleen.1900Dorland Med. Dict. 621/1 Splenocyte.1925Strong & Elwyn Bailey's Text-bk. Histol.* (ed. 7) iv. 82 They are..free mesenchymal elements..aggregated in enormous numbers in the mammalian splenic pulp (splenocytes).1979Nature 18 Jan. 218/2 Some of these IFC were..cultured..in the presence of irradiated syngeneic splenocytes or thymocytes as feeder layer.1900Dorland Med. Dict. 621/1 Splenohepatomegaly.1936Splenohepatomegaly [see lipoidosis].1879Reynolds Syst. Med.* V. 221 In the ‘spleno-lymphatic’ form [of leucocythæmia] an initial splenic enlargement is associated with glandular swellings, and in the ‘spleno-myelogenic’ form, with changes in the marrow.1897Allbutt's Syst. Med. IV. 591 Splenic or spleno-medullary leuchæmia.[1898Allbutt's Syst. Med. V. 539 Splenic anæmia is the name by which the disease is best known in this country; but it has also been called..spleno-megalie primitive; under the last name chiefly it is described in French literature.]1900Dorland Med. Dict. 621/2 *Splenomegalia, splenomegaly, enlargement of the spleen.1952Cole & Elman Textbk. Gen. Surg. (ed. 6) xxiv. 679 The typical case of hemolytic jaundice or anemia is diagnosed without difficulty. Cardinal manifestations are slight to moderate jaundice, splenomegalia, and anemia of the spherocytic, reticulocytic type.1900Guy's Hosp. Rep. LIV. 1 Splenomegalic cirrhosis of the liver.1900Splenomegaly [see splenomegalia above].1903T. K. Monro Man. Med. 316 (heading) Splenic anæmia (primary splenomegaly).1974Trypanosomiasis & Leishmaniasis (Ciba Foundation) 207 Symptoms like marked general lymphadenopathy and splenomegaly should be considered as signs of activation of the immune apparatus.1879Spleno-myelogenic [see spleno-lymphatic* above].1897Brit. Med. Jrnl. 16 Jan. 133/2 The great difference between splenectomy and splenopexy is that in the former case the individual is deprived of an organ, and, although we do not know with any degree of precision what its real use is, we are nevertheless bound to display caution in dealing with it.1923Pool & Stillman Surg. Spleen* v. 88 Although the immediate results of splenopexy are claimed to be favorable, the late results are uncertain.1955R. T. Shackelford Surg. Alimentary Tract II. vi. 996 The fixation (splenopexy) of a ‘wandering spleen’..has been abandoned. Splenectomy rather than splenopexy is indicated.1953Ann. Surg. CXXXVIII. 583/2 The splenoportogram for this patient..demonstrated a well functioning portacaval shunt in the three-second film which was taken during the injection of the last 5 cc. of the opaque media.1969S. I. Schwartz Princ. Surg.* xxix. 1052/1 (caption) Normal splenoportogram. Note site of injection in spleen and diffusion of radiopaque material through organ.1953Ann. Surg. CXXXVIII. 582/2 It employs the visualization of the splenic and portal veins by roentgenographic examination. This is accomplished by injecting contrast media directly into the spleen... Sotgiu, Cacciari and Frassineti, working in Bologne, reported favorable results in four patients. It is from these authors that we have borrowed the term ‘Splenoportography’.1980Rec. Adv. Surg. X. 5 Pre-operative determination by means of..splenoportography..and selective arteriography..are important.1945Ann. Surg. CXXII. 479 It is undesirable..to resort to the use of a vein graft in the performance of a splenorenal anastomosis.1974R. M. Kirk et al. Surgery vi. 108/1 (caption) Portal venous hypertension is reduced by portacaval or splenorenal shunt.1976Lancet 11 Dec. 1300/2 Our results suggest that hypergastrinæmia is more likely to follow portacaval than splenorenal anastomosis.1868Guy's Hosp. Rep. XIII. 416 The operation of splenotomy as a means of cure [for leucocythæmia] is physiologically unsound.1883Science I. 66/2 This diminution is most marked from a hundred and fifty to two hundred days after the splenotomy.1896Allbutt's Syst. Med. I. 833 Spleno-typhoid occupies a somewhat different position. spleno- before vowels splen-, word-forming element meaning "spleen, spleen and," from comb. form of Greek splen (see spleen). spleno- /ˈspli:nəʊ/ combining form. Before a vowel also splen-. ORIGIN: Greek splēno-, from splēn spleen: see -o-. Anatomy & Medicine. Of, pertaining to, or involving the spleen. DERIVATIVE splenocyte noun a mononuclear leucocyte of a type formerly thought characteristic of the spleen E20. splenoˈmegaly noun abnormal enlargement of the spleen E20. splenoˈportogram noun a radiograph obtained by splenoportography M20. splenoporˈtography noun radiography of the hepatic portal system following the introduction of a contrast medium into the spleen M20. splenoˈrenal adjective (of an anastomosis or shunt) connecting the splenic and left renal veins M20. spleno- — see splen-
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