Medical Terminology / Unit 8 MedTerm 0484 short lesson, about 20 seconds
splen/o: Spleen
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The idea
The combining form splen slash o names the spleen, the organ filtering blood and storing lymphocytes.
In practice
Splenomegaly is enlargement of the spleen.
Where people slip
Splen has one e. Spleen, the English word, has two.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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