noun
asplenia; asplenia syndrome
Medical term for the congenital absence of the spleen, often associated with complex heart defects and heterotaxy.
無脾症候群の患者は感染症のリスクが高い。
Patients with asplenia syndrome are at high risk of infections.
無脾症候群は先天性心疾患を合併することが多い。
Asplenia syndrome is often accompanied by congenital heart disease.
Compound of 無脾 (むひ, 'without spleen') + 症候群 (しょうこうぐん, 'syndrome'). A modern medical coinage.