Medical Dictionary

postsplenectomy

adj post·sple·nec·to·my \-spli-ˈnek-tə-mē\

Medical Definition of POSTSPLENECTOMY

:  occurring after and especially as a result of a splenectomy <postsplenectomy sepsis>

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