SPLENOHAEMIA
\splˌɛnə͡ʊhˈiːmi͡ə], \splˌɛnəʊhˈiːmiə], \s_p_l_ˌɛ_n_əʊ_h_ˈiː_m_iə]\
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Congestion or hyperaemia of the spleen, a common phenomenon in many diseases, especially in typhoid and intermittent fevers.
By Robley Dunglison
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).