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splenization

The English word “splenization” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A morbid state of the lung produced by inflammation, in which its tissue resembles that of the spleen.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σπλήν (splḗn, “spleen”) + -ization.

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