Medical Dictionary

splenosis

noun sple·no·sis \splē-ˈnō-səs\
plural sple·no·ses \-ˌsēz\ or sple·no·sis·es

Medical Definition of SPLENOSIS

:  a rare condition in which fragments of tissue from a ruptured spleen become implanted throughout the peritoneal cavity and often undergo regeneration and vascularization

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