asplenia

(ă-splēn′ē-ă )

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[ ¹an- + L. splen, spleen + -ia ]
Absence of the spleen.

PATIENT CARE
Patients with asplenia should be vaccinated against encapsulated bacteria such as Streptococcus pneumonia and Haemophilus influenzaetype b (Hib) to protect them from infection.

asplenic (ă-splēn′ik )
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(ă-splen′ik )
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, adj.

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