hyposplenism means A reduction in spleen function.
Etymology
From hypo- + splen- + -ism.
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *upó
Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó)
Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der.
English hypo-
Ancient Greek σπλήν (splḗn)der.
English spleno-
English -ism
English hyposplenism
noun
- A reduction in spleen function.