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• Enlargement of the spleen. Found in some malaria patients. Splenomegaly can be used to measure malaria endemicity during surveys (e.g., in communities or in schoolchildren).

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  splenomegaly. (n.d.). Malaria Glossary. Retrieved March 21, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/splenomegaly.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  splenomegaly. www.cdc.gov. Malaria Glossary. CDC. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/splenomegaly (accessed: March 21, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "splenomegaly." Malaria Glossary. CDC. 21 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/splenomegaly.

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