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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Asplenia refers to the absence ('a-') of normal spleen function and is associated with some serious infection risks. Hyposplenism is used to describe reduced ('hypo-') splenic functioning, but not as severely affected as with asplenism.

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