spleen

Example Sentences

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The medication appeared to cause certain minerals to build up in the stomach, while creating imbalances in the liver and spleen.

From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2026

Kala-azar is spread by sandflies and is one of the most dangerous neglected tropical diseases, with a fatality rate of 95 percent if untreated, causing fever, weight loss, and enlargement of the spleen and liver.

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

Since her diagnosis, Sian has been undergoing treatment to shrink her enlarged spleen and receiving weekly blood and platelet transfusions.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

Agnes cares for her second daughter so devoutly that her worry can’t help but portend tragedy, and Zhao and O’Farrell’s foreshadowing is as subtle as a sword to the spleen.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2025

He could actually tap the blade of the scalpel on the spleen, and the blade wouldn’t dig in very much.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston