asplenia
noun
asplenia is spelled A-S-P-L-E-N-I-A: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, asplenia means “Anatomical absence of the spleen (after splenectomy or congenitally)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in asplenia?
| Letters | 8: A-S-P-L-E-N-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is asplenia?
Asplenia appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What does asplenia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Anatomical absence of the spleen (after splenectomy or congenitally).
- 2
Physiological absence of splenic function; either substantial or total splenic dysfunction; splenic nonfunction.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Asplenia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense absence of normal spleen function:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | asplénie |
| German | Asplenie |
| Portuguese | asplenia |
| Spanish | asplenia |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does asplenia come from?
From a- + splen- + -ia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).