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

Further CT and MRI scans revealed an enlarged spleen and, in September 2025, she was diagnosed with myelofibrosis.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

Soon after, he was treated for an enlarged spleen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

His twelve years of British schooling had failed to give him spleen, which was considered a gentleman’s most attractive trait.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende