splenocleisis

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek σπλήν (splḗn, “spleen”) + Ancient Greek κλείσις (kleísis, “closure”). By surface analysis, spleno- +‎ -cleisis.

Pronunciation

Noun

splenocleisis (uncountable)

  1. Closure of the spleen, surgical procedure that induces the formation of fibrous tissue on the surface of the spleen to create a closure.
    • 1916, Alexander Bryan Johnson, editor, Operative Therapeuses: Volume IV‎[1], D. Appleton and Company, page 315:
      Splenocleisis (Schiassi) has been advised in splenic anemia.
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