spleen
Example Sentences
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“I’ve met patients with TB in the eye, in their spine, in their ankle bone, in the spleen, the lymph nodes.”
From Washington Post
An ambulance later transported Silva to an Albuquerque hospital that treated him for fractured ribs, a collapsed lung, injuries to the spleen and other injuries to the head, neck and abdomen.
From Seattle Times
She had ruptured her spleen so badly that doctors feared she would lose it.
From Fox News
Ms O'Neill said she is in a critical but stable condition in hospital having suffered a broken collar bone, 10 broken ribs and a fractured pelvis as well as damage to her liver and spleen.
From BBC
In Idaho, Ms. Piton ticked off the items on her wish list in the recent Instagram video: “buttery soft, seamless, thick waistband that’s not cutting into my spleen, breathable fabric.”
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.