noun
polysplenia
Medical term for a congenital condition where multiple small spleens are present instead of a single normal spleen. Often seen in the compound 多脾症 (polysplenia syndrome).
See also: 多脾症
多脾は、脾臓が複数存在する先天異常である。
Polysplenia is a congenital anomaly in which multiple spleens are present.
多脾症の患者では、しばしば内臓逆位を伴う。
Patients with polysplenia syndrome often have situs inversus.