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[spleen] / splin /


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Fox had had parts of his spleen, pancreas, and small and large intestine removed, and yet his tubes and catheter were out and he was already walking with a walker.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

Although some particles briefly accumulated in other organs such as the spleen, the researchers found no signs of toxicity outside the tumors.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026

They also analyzed the liver and spleen using techniques known as "vibrating sample magnetometry" and "magnetic cell separation."

From Science Daily ● May 31, 2026

And amid all the sturm und drang, each character projects onto the other a pent-up spleen of parent-child neuroses and unmet expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

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

They were looking at “scurfy” mice; males are unexpectedly born with flaky skin and enlarged spleens and only live for a few weeks, because their organs are attacked by their own immune cells.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025

The study documents germinal center–like structures in the spleens of rainbow trout, the first time anyone has detected them in bony fish.

From Science Magazine ● Oct. 31, 2023

People without spleens are more susceptible to severe bacterial infections.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2022

Yet this bedrock right to vent our spleens against officials is now being challenged.

From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2021

These spleens were the size of a tangerine and were leathery.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston


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