Splenic fever — Splenic Splen ic, a. [L. splenicus, Gr. splhniko s; cf. F. spl[ e]nique.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the spleen; lienal; as, the splenic vein. [1913 Webster] {Splenic apoplexy} or {Splenic fever}. (Med.) See {Anthrax}, n., 3. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Splenic fever — Known also as anthrax, splenic fever is a serious bacterial infection. It is not primarily a human disease but rather an infection of animals. Cattle, sheep, horses, mules, and some wild animals are highly susceptible. Humans (and swine) are… … Medical dictionary
splenic fever — noun a highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and sheep); it can be transmitted to people • Syn: ↑anthrax • Hypernyms: ↑zoonosis, ↑zoonotic disease * * * noun 1. or … Useful english dictionary
splenic fever — noun An old name for anthrax … Wiktionary
Splenic — Splen ic, a. [L. splenicus, Gr. splhniko s; cf. F. spl[ e]nique.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the spleen; lienal; as, the splenic vein. [1913 Webster] {Splenic apoplexy} or {Splenic fever}. (Med.) See {Anthrax}, n., 3. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Splenic apoplexy — Splenic Splen ic, a. [L. splenicus, Gr. splhniko s; cf. F. spl[ e]nique.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the spleen; lienal; as, the splenic vein. [1913 Webster] {Splenic apoplexy} or {Splenic fever}. (Med.) See {Anthrax}, n., 3. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fever, splenic — Known also as anthrax, splenic fever is a serious bacterial infection. It is not primarily a human disease but rather an infection of animals. Cattle, sheep, horses, mules, and some wild animals are highly susceptible. Humans (and swine) are… … Medical dictionary
splenic — adj. of or in the spleen. Phrases and idioms: splenic fever anthrax. Derivatives: splenoid adj. Etymology: F spleacutenique or L splenicus f. Gk splenikos (as SPLEEN) … Useful english dictionary
splenic apoplexy — noun see splenic fever 1 … Useful english dictionary
Splenic disease — ICD9|289.5 ICD9|759.0 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D013158 Splenic diseases include splenomegaly, where the spleen is enlarged by various reasons. On the other hand, a lack of normal spleen function is… … Wikipedia
