Usually means: Abnormal spleen function causing cytopenias.
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  1. hypersplenism: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (hypersplenism)

▸ noun:  (medicine) A disorder in which abnormal spleen activity destroys blood cells.

Similar:
hypersplenomegaly, hyposplenism, hepatosplenopathy, hepatosplenism, splenization, splenopathy, autosplenectomy, hypospleny, hepatosplenitis, splenomegaly, more...

Opposite:
hyposplenism, asplenia, hyposplenia

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Similar:
hypersplenomegaly, hyposplenism, hepatosplenopathy, hepatosplenism, splenization, splenopathy, autosplenectomy, hypospleny, hepatosplenitis, splenomegaly, more...

Opposite:
hyposplenism, asplenia, hyposplenia



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