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sago spleen

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Main Entry: sago spleen
Function: noun
: a spleen which is affected with amyloid degeneration and in which the amyloid is deposited in the Malpighian corpuscles whichappear in cross section as gray translucent bodies resembling grains of sago
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sago spleen sa·go spleen (sā'gō)
n.
Amyloidosis in the spleen affecting chiefly the malpighian bodies.

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