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How to pronounce spleen
IPA transcription: [sp'lin]
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Noun
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a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses
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a feeling of resentful anger
Usage examples
- Zezel underwent chemotherapy and had his spleen removed as part of his treatment.
- However, many spleenworts are epipetric or epiphytic and difficult to cultivate.
- Uranium slowly accumulates in several organs, such as the liver, spleen, and kidneys.
- Increased platelet counts can be seen in individuals without a functioning spleen.
- Studies found spleen volume is reduced during short breath-hold apnea in healthy adults.
- The So-Eum type have large kidneys and a small spleen.
- The target organs for polonium in humans are the spleen and liver.
- The spleen is the largest unit of the mononuclear phagocyte system.