CIRRHOSIS OF THE SPLEEN
\sɜːɹˈə͡ʊsɪs ɒvðə splˈiːn], \sɜːɹˈəʊsɪs ɒvðə splˈiːn], \s_ɜː_ɹ_ˈəʊ_s_ɪ_s ɒ_v_ð_ə s_p_l_ˈiː_n]\
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Chronic enlargement and induration of the spleen with thickening of the capsule and of the trabeculae.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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Olivopontocerebellar Atrophies
- group inherited disorders which share progressive ataxia combination with atrophy CEREBELLUM; PONS; inferior olivary nuclei. Additional features include RIGIDITY; NYSTAGMUS; RETINAL DEGENERATION; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; DEMENTIA; URINARY INCONTINENCE; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA. familial has an earlier onset (second decade) and may feature spinal cord atrophy. sporadic form tends to present in the fifth or sixth decade, is considered a clinical subtype MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1085)