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English
Etymology
By surface analysis, hyper- + splen(o)- + -ism.
Noun
hypersplenism (usually uncountable, plural hypersplenisms)
- (medicine) A disorder in which abnormal spleen activity destroys blood cells.
- Synonym: hypersplenia
- Hypernyms: malfunction; condition
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