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autosplenectomize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
au-tosplenec-tomize
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To have a grossly shrunken and nonfunctional spleen as a result of repeated, disease-induced splenic infarctions.

Etymology

From auto- + splenectomize or autosplenectomy + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

autosplenectomizes (present, singular) autosplenectomizing (participle, present) autosplenectomized (participle, past) autosplenectomized (past) autosplenectomise (alternative)

Questions

What does autosplenectomize mean?
To have a grossly shrunken and nonfunctional spleen as a result of repeated, disease-induced splenic infarctions.
Where does autosplenectomize come from?
From auto- + splenectomize or autosplenectomy + -ize.

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