presinusoidal

English

Etymology

pre- +‎ sinusoidal

Adjective

presinusoidal (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Before the sinusoid
    • 2015 August 13, “Splenectomy Improves Hemostatic and Liver Functions in Hepatosplenic Schistosomiasis Mansoni”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0135370:
      Nearly 10% of patients infected by Schistosoma mansoni progress to the most severe form, hepatosplenic (HS) schistosomiasis, which is characterized by periportal fibrosis (PPF), obstruction by eggs of intrahepatic veins, presinusoidal portal hypertension, splenomegaly, hemodynamic and lipid abnormalities, frequently resulting in upper digestive bleeding [3 –5 ].
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