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How to pronounce spleen

IPA transcription: [sp'lin]

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Noun

  • 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

  • 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.