splenomegaly (n.)

enlargement of the spleen, 1900, from spleno- + Greek megas "great" (fem. megale; see mickle).

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before vowels splen-, word-forming element meaning "spleen, spleen and," from Greek splen (see spleen).

"great, large; much, abundant; a great deal," a dialectal survival of Old English micel, mycel "great, intense, big, long, much, many," from Proto-Germanic *mekilaz (source also of Old Saxon mikil, Old Norse mikill, Old High German mihhil, Gothic mikils), from PIE root *meg- "great." Its main modern form is much (q.v.); the common Middle English form was muchel. The phonetic development of the dialectal survival is obscure and might reflect Old Norse influence. Related: Mickleness. Middle English had muchel-what (pron.) "many various things."

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splenomegaly (n.)

an abnormal enlargement of the spleen;

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