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  • noun A congenital disease manifested by multiple small accessory spleens.

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Examples

  • Biliary atresia is associated with several malformations including a malformation of the spleen, i.e. asplenia or polysplenia.

    Biliary Atresia Glossary 2010

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  • Having multiple spleens.

    February 3, 2012

  • Two spleen, or not two spleen?

    February 3, 2012

  • If anyone was going to make a list a "organ multiples" list, I'd nominate deinonychus

    February 3, 2012

  • Come on deinonynchus, I want to know the word for the condition of having seventeen lungs.

    February 3, 2012

  • Hmm... I'll see what I can do... Here's a list of too-many-organs.

    Unfortunatly, it seems that medical counting is limited to missing, one, two, many, too many). But I'm sure you are capable of constructing some made up greek-sounding terms?

    February 3, 2012