spleen
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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
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
Her spleen had to be removed, leaving her vulnerable to infection.
From BBC ● May 22, 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
What he didn’t realize—what he couldn’t see because it was almost inconceivable—was that the entire spleen had become a solid clot of blood.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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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
Erewhon says the mix of uncooked beef livers, hearts, pancreases, kidneys and spleens swirling through the coconut cream in the beverage should not be considered “raw.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2024
Yet this bedrock right to vent our spleens against officials is now being challenged.
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2021
When they euthanized the herd after two years, the researchers found that animals with higher levels of the pesticide in their spleens had shorter jawbones, decreased body weight, and undersized organs, including genitals.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 5, 2021
These spleens were the size of a tangerine and were leathery.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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Human Anatomy and Physiology - Introductory
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